Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 12.7 km
Ascend 171 m
Descend 162 m

Experience Amsterdam in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in AmsterdamIndividual Sights in Amsterdam

Sight 1: Kosmos

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Kosmos is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam-Zuid, Vondelpark.

Wikipedia: Kosmos (Vondelpark) (NL)

847 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Obrechtkerk

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Obrechtkerk De originele uploader was Tekstman op de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia / Attribution

The Obrecht Church is the common name for the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. The church is located on the Jacob Obrechtstraat.

Wikipedia: Obrechtkerk (NL), Website

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Concertgebouw

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Concertgebouw yisris / CC BY 2.0

The Royal Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna.

Wikipedia: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (EN), Website

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Museum Square

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Museumplein may refer to:Museumplein (Amsterdam), a square in the south of Amsterdam Parking garage Museumplein, a parking garage underneath this square Amsterdam Museumplein was a railway station that was planned to be the terminus of the Schiphol Line Place du Musée (Brussels), a square in Brussels on the Place Royale that includes the Palace of Charles of Lorraine and branches of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Museumplein (Ghent), a project in Ghent to replace the N60 between the two museums in the Citadel Park with a car-free square Plaza del Museo (Bilbao), a square in Bilbao Plaza del Museo (Seville), a square in Seville

Wikipedia: Museumplein (NL)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Moco Museum

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The Moco Museum (Modern Contemporary Museum) is an independent museum located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Barcelona, Spain, dedicated to exhibiting modern and contemporary art. The museum was founded with the mission of attracting broader and younger audiences, and making art accessible to the public.

Wikipedia: Moco Museum (EN), Website

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Diamond Museum Amsterdam

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The Diamond Museum Amsterdam is a museum located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 2007 by Ben Meier of Coster Diamonds. The permanent collection consists of diamond jewelry and gives background information about diamonds.

Wikipedia: Diamond Museum Amsterdam (EN), Website

696 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Carel Willink

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Albert Carel Willink was a Dutch painter who called his style of Magic realism "imaginary realism".

Wikipedia: Carel Willink (EN)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Kompas

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The compass is a work of art in the south of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Het kompas (NL)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Nachtwacht

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Night Watch is a sculpture designed by Lisa Couwenbergh.

Wikipedia: Nachtwacht (beeld) (NL)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Heineken Experience

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The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is a historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer.

Wikipedia: Heineken Experience (EN), Website

828 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Museum Van Loon

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Museum Van Loon is a museum located in a canalside house alongside the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum is named after the family Van Loon that lived in the house from the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Museum Van Loon (EN), Website

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: De Duif

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De Duif is a church on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. At present – after the recent restoration by Stadsherstel Amsterdam – it is rented out for all kinds of events.

Wikipedia: De Duif (EN), Website

819 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 13: De jonge Rembrandt

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(The) Young Rembrandt is a sculpture by Wim van Hoorn that can be found in four places in the world.

Wikipedia: Jonge Rembrandt (NL)

415 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Capital C

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The Diamond Exchange is a former diamond exchange, located on the Weesperplein, corner Nieuwe Achtergracht, in Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Diamantbeurs (Amsterdam) (NL)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Royal Theater Carré

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The Royal Theater Carré is a Neo-Renaissance theatre in Amsterdam, located near the river Amstel. When the theatre was founded in 1887, it was originally meant as a permanent circus building. Currently, it is mainly used for musicals, cabaret performances and pop concerts. Carré is located next to the Amstel, close to Waterlooplein. Its address is Amstel 115 and has approximately 1,700 seats.

Wikipedia: Royal Theater Carré (EN)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Magere Brug

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The Magere Brug is a bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat, between the Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht.

Wikipedia: Magere Brug (EN)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 17: Lau Mazirelbrug

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The Lau Mazirel Bridge is a fixed bridge in the centre of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Lau Mazirelbrug (NL)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Kunstenaarsverzet

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The Monument to the Artists' Resistance 1940-1945 is an artistic work of art and monument in the centre of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Monument voor het kunstenaarsverzet 1940-1945 (NL)

906 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 19: Oosterparkkerk

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The Oosterparkkerk is located on the west side of the Oosterpark in Amsterdam, in the Oosterpark neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Oosterparkkerk (NL), Website

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: Albert

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Police dog Albert is a figurine from 1924 that is placed in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. The statuette consists of a granite tombstone on a stone pedestal.

Wikipedia: Politie Hond Albert (NL)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Oosterpark

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The Oosterpark is the first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam. Located near the Singelgracht of the Mauritskade to the north, it is the principal component of the Oosterpark neighbourhood in the Oost borough. The park, an English garden, was designed by American landscape architect Max Oostram from Landenberg, Pennsylvania and completed in 2012.

Wikipedia: Oosterpark (Amsterdam) (EN)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: De Bokkenrijder

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The Buck Rider is a bronze sculpture by Gerrit Bolhuis. The statue is placed in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam East.

Wikipedia: Bokkenrijder (beeld) (NL)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: Bolgewas

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Bulbous plant is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam East.

Wikipedia: Bolgewas (Paul Koning) (NL)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: Communicatie

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Communication is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam East.

Wikipedia: Communicatie (Oosterpark) (NL)

457 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 25: Muiderpoort

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The Muiderpoort in Amsterdam is a city gate on the Alexanderplein, at the intersection of the Plantage Middenlaan and the Sarphatistraat. The gate was part of the fortifications of Amsterdam. On either side of the gate are bridge 264 and bridge 265. It is a national monument.

Wikipedia: Muiderpoort (Amsterdam) (NL)

641 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 26: De Gooyer

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De Gooyer is a windmill in Amsterdam located between Funenkade and Zeeburgerstraat. It is the tallest wooden mill in the Netherlands at 26.6 meters high. It is registered as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: De Gooyer, Amsterdam (EN)

1314 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 27: Hollandse Tuin

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The Dutch Garden is a 19th-century monumental garden within Amsterdam's Artis Zoo. In the garden is a memorial by sculptor Bart van Hove.

Wikipedia: Hollandse Tuin (Artis) (NL)

353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 28: Micropia

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Micropia Eric de Redelijkheid / CC BY-SA 2.0

Micropia is a museum in Amsterdam based on the idea of distributing information about microbes, which are often associated with illness and disease despite their essential function in the daily functioning of human life. The museum opened on 30 September 2014. It claims to be the first of its kind.

Wikipedia: Micropia (museum) (EN), Website

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 29: Hollandsche Schouwburg

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Hollandsche Schouwburg Henk Toorman (from EXIF) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hollandsche Schouwburg is a museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Hollandsche Schouwburg (EN), Website

1326 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 30: Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam

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Canal Ring Area of AmsterdamSergey Galyonkin from Berlin, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht. From the Brouwersgracht, the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river.

Wikipedia: Grachtengordel (EN), Website

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