Looking for things to do in Amsterdam can be time consuming and confusing. Too many decisions like “Should i go Museum visiting? or should i go on a canal boat tour?”
With a well planned out day, you can do just about everything you might want to do whilst visiting Amsterdam. There are just so many things to do in Amsterdam that it’ll be hard to list everything possible. But i’ll give it a try.(Actually it’ll just be the most common, but at least it’s a start.)
Here’s a list of things to do in Amsterdam:
Museum Visits
Relax outside at Vondelpark
Take a free river crossing
View the City from the water with a canalboat tour
Visit the Red Light District with a night tour
Try your luck at Amsterdam’s Casino
Rent a Canal Bike
Museum Visits.
There are so many Museums in Amsterdam, that you spend days viewing all of them. From the Sex Museum and weed museum. To the Van Gogh museum. Amsterdam caters for it all.
The Amsterdam museums are scattered across the city, so you’ll always be passing at least one on your travels. Even if you didn’t mean to.
If you’ve got extra time and your in or around Amsterdam during the summer months (June – August) Then relaxing at VondelPark’s Openlucht Theater may be of interest to you. The openlucht theatre hosts all different musical acts throughout these months. From pop,latin,rock and world music. Its all going on here. Admission is free.
Alternatively, Visit any park!
Fancy Taking A Free River Crossing To North Amsterdam?
If viewing a bit more of the city is more your thing. Then why not catch the free ferry that leaves from behind Central Station? The ferry leaves the platform and takes you over the river to North Amsterdam. Nice for a stroll around and catching some fresh air. (As well as seeing what bargains are available over there.)
Canal Boat Tours.
Canal Boat tours a nice relaxing way to learn about Amsterdam as well spend some time with those close to you. The tours are spoken to visitors in major languages. So no need to feel left out on these. Check out the list of canal boat tours.
Red Light District Tour At Night.
If you want to see the red light district of Amsterdam in its full lit up glory. Then visiting it at night is perfect. Tour guides offer complete tours of the area and give in depth history of what the buildings in the area used to be.
Amsterdam Casino
Amsterdam Casino is located close to Vondelpark in the Leidseplein area of Amsterdam,and are open daily except for May 4th and December 31st.
Rent A Canal Bike
Renting a canal bike is a great way to waste a bit of your holiday time, especially in the summer periods. Read more about where to rent a canal bike on the how to get around Amsterdam page.
Why not check out the 10 Great Things To Do in Amsterdam page for more ideas.
