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City guide · Netherlands

Amsterdam

A photograph of Amsterdam
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More than 100 km of canal runs through Amsterdam, and the three that shape a visit — Herengracht, Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht — were dug in the seventeenth century as concentric half-circles around the medieval core. That belt, the Grachtengordel, went onto the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010, and it is why the city reads as a set of rings rather than as a grid. The municipality covers 219.32 km² and held 946,447 people in May 2026, with 1,496,215 in the urban area. The museums are not inside the rings: Museumplein and the Vondelpark lie beyond them, as do Jordaan and de Pijp, which is usually where a second day goes.

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

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Historic monuments 319 Museums 1 Places of worship 298 Nature sites 312 Viewpoints 25 Food and drink 25 Markets and shopping 65 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 870 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 25

Interests

History 0 Art 0 Museums 0 Nature 0 Sea and beach 0 Viewpoints 0
  6. Spectrum
    06 1 hour

    Spectrum

    • High
    • Restaurant or café
  7. Vinkeles
    07 1 hour

    Vinkeles

    • High
    • Restaurant or café
  8. Ciel Bleu
    08 1 hour

    Ciel Bleu

    • High
    • Restaurant or café
  9. Yamazato
    09 1 hour

    Yamazato

    • High
    • Restaurant or café
  13. De Jaren
    13 1 hour

    De Jaren

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café
  15. Flore
    15 1 hour

    Flore

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café
  19. Sinne
    19 1 hour

    Sinne

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café
  20. Bridges
    20 1 hour

    Bridges

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café
  21. Lastage
    21 1 hour

    Lastage

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café
  22. RIJKS®
    22 1 hour

    RIJKS®

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café
  23. Tomo Sushi
    23 1 hour

    Tomo Sushi

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

How the city is laid out

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Plan Amsterdam