3 days in Amsterdam: What to see?

Amsterdam is a relative small city, you can basically tour around for just 1 day.

1. Van Gogh Museum

   Paulus Potterstraat 7, 1071 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands This 4 storey building contains largest collection from Dutch artist, Van Gogh. A pre-recorded guide can be rented for around 10 euros.

   

2. Nemo Museum A science museum. Suitable for children and the young. Ticket is around € 13,50 per person. Opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. (Closed in Monday)

3. Reypenaer Cheese Tasting Rooms

   Singel 182-Huis | Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1015 AJ

   a place where you can taste various Cheese from Netherland

4. Saint Nicholas Church

   Prins Hendrikkade 73, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The biggest church in Amsterdam. Nicholas http://stephendanko.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Amsterdam-St-Nicolaaskerk.jpg

5. Dinner/Winetasting ship tour along the canal List of tour can be found in The Aviator

6. Anne Frank Museum

   

   It's actually a small building. The place where Anne Frank wrote her diary during World War 2. The diary is one of the best selling books of all time, placed third just after the Bible and Harry Potter.

Amsterdam has much to offer. When I lived there, I always took visiting friends on a boat trip through the canals. In about 1 hour you get a nice overview over the city.

You could also consider the "5 hours in Amsterdam question on this forum.

You already found the "Anna frank huis", so I guess you already have some travelguides.

If you are looking for something odd and the weather permits, you could consider renting a bicycle and go to Marken Island. If you exit the city on the Schellingwouderbrug, and you follow the waterside, you have a very nice typical dutch scenery. Also you can experience the sensation of the land being below the waterline.

It will depend on the time of year obviously but the easiest thing to do is just to rent a bike and bike around.

• On saturdays there is a very lovely food market in the northern part of the Jordaan area (called the Noordermarkt).
• If you want to go to the van Gogh museum I insist you go early. Same for the Anne Frank (although Anne Frank was disappointing for me). The waiting line becomes VERY long VERY fast.
• You may want to skip the vondelpark. It is the biggest park in Amsterdam for sure but it is also very very crowded. I may recommend you to go to the Safati park, which also has a very nice foodmarket next to it.
• Beer tasting while getting a cheese platter is a thing here. Here's a list of places I can really recommend: de bekeerde suster (the best), skek, irish pub at marie heineken square, katoen or cafe gollum.

The above posts cover a lot, but I would also recommend venturing outside of Amsterdam into the countryside - there are some amazing sites to see (like the traditional windmills Holland is known for!) Check out this tour which is my very favourite, but would probably work best if you are going during the warmer months: Aside from that, a dinner cruise on a canal boat definitely does credit to night time Amsterdam - the canals and bridges are lit up and the spectacle is mesmerizing. Hope you have a great time!

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