Best Museums in Amsterdam

If you are day dreaming about a visit to Amsterdam, your dream may include the best museums in Amsterdam. It’s a little known fact that Amsterdam is home to over 50 thought provoking and interesting museums. Here is a partial list of some of the best museums in Amsterdam...

Exploring Amsterdam’s Undiscovered North

Once overlooked by travelers, the borough of Amsterdam Noord has developed into a thriving artistic community, a spot for dance and music festivals, and an escape from Amsterdam’s chaotic and touristy center. The borough was once the industrial site of one of Europe’s largest shipyards. From 1922 until 1984 — when the Nederlandsche Dock Company …

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The Amsterdam Series (Part 4) – The Canals

Amsterdam is sometimes referred to as the "Venice of the North". The canals of Amsterdam date back to the 17th century and the "Golden Age" of the Netherlands. There’s more to the canals than meets the eye...

The Amsterdam Series (Part 3) – “The Dark Side”

A local friend says "it's time to explore the dark side of Amsterdam". "What? The dark side"? What can that mean in Amsterdam? Trouble can't be hard to find past midnight (as in any large city) but with "red lights" and "coffee shops" already in the open, what is "the dark side"? Where is "the dark side"?