# The 15 best sights in Amsterdam

Museums, canals and squares that top every guidebook and TripAdvisor.

- 17 votes · 16 items
- Nov 11, 2022 · Lieke
- https://even.best/en/l/68/the-15-best-sights-in-amsterdam

## Top 15

1. **Rijksmuseum** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The national museum with Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's The Milkmaid. <https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/>
2. **Van Gogh Museum** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The world's largest Van Gogh collection, with Sunflowers and The Bedroom. <https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/>
3. **Hortus Botanicus** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — One of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, founded in 1638. <https://www.dehortus.nl/>
4. **Anne Frank House** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Secret Annex on the Prinsengracht where Anne Frank hid for two years; tickets online only. <https://www.annefrank.org/>
5. **Canal Ring** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The 17th-century canal ring, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010; best seen from a canal boat.
6. **Dam Square and Royal Palace** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The central square with the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk and the National Monument. <https://www.paleisamsterdam.nl/>
7. **A'DAM Lookout** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Observation deck in the A'DAM Tower in Noord, with a swing over the edge. <https://www.adamlookout.com/>
8. **National Maritime Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 500 years of maritime history, with a replica of the VOC ship Amsterdam. <https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/>
9. **Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White drawbridge over the Amstel, lit by 1,200 lights at night.
10. **Stedelijk Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Museum of modern art and design in the building with the 'bathtub' extension. <https://www.stedelijk.nl/>
11. **Vondelpark** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 47-hectare city park from 1865, a national monument since 1996.
12. **Flower Market** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Floating flower market on the Singel since 1862, known for tulip bulbs.
13. **Begijnhof** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hidden 14th-century courtyard with Amsterdam's oldest wooden house.
14. **Albert Cuyp Market** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The best-known street market in the Netherlands, in De Pijp, with fresh stroopwafels.
15. **Heineken Experience** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Interactive tour in the old Heineken brewery on Stadhouderskade. <https://www.heinekenexperience.com/>
16. **The Jordaan** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Old working-class district of narrow lanes, brown cafés and the Noordermarkt.

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