Things to Do and See in Amsterdam

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

In a few weeks I'll be in Amsterdam for about nine days. The first four days I'll be occupied with the Audio Engineering Society convention, but after that it's full exploration time.

I haven't been there since 1994. I want to visit the Annefrankhuis again, and NEMO, too. What else do you recommend?

I also hope to meet up with some local TBers!

I'll post my best travel photos at http://www.panoramio.com/user/483134 .

[username n/a]

This thread is a joke, right? Dude your going to amsterdam, you know what your gonna do.

[Visirale]

I went when I was in 6th grade, haha... Hit up the coffeeshops if you're into that whole thing... if not you have the Van Gogh museum, Rhynx (sp?) museum, Heineken brewery, and lots of local theater/music. I'm sure locals can chime in more than I can.

[metalstorm]

Anne Franks House

edit: upon closer inspection i see you already have that planned

[JmJ]

Find Moeder's Pot in the Jordaan, your belly will thank you.

[KeithBMI]

Originally Posted by username n/a

This thread is a joke, right? Dude your going to amsterdam, you know what your gonna do.

...Solve complex differential equations?

[username n/a]

Originally Posted by KeithBMI

...Solve complex differential equations?

Not exactly, but your getting close.

[daofktr]

try yourself some genever.
also:
a link.
this site is a good start.

[Basshole]

Go to Leidsplein.

Visit the Bulldog Cafe, and once you've worked up a good case of the munchies, walk out the door, and make a right, and another right down the street at the edge of the plaza.

Walk down about a block and a half, and check out Maya Shawarma (on the left about mid-block).

If it's still there, it's one of the best damn sandwiches on the planet.

[bmc]

Amsterdam is great. The museums are worth checking out and if you that, spring for the headsets that give the play by play. Makes it more interesting.

There's not much in the way of music stores in the downtown area.

Food wise, they have these great round wafer things (name escapes me) that you place over a cup of hot coffee. It melts the inside of the wafer.

Rijsttafel is simply incredible and fun eating. It's Indonesian food. There's a good Indonesian restaurant downtown near a popular tram stop. There's a bit of a square outside. Your hotel concierge can point you to it.

You could hop on a train to The Hague. It's about 45 minutes away. There's a really nice beach area there with a board walk that goes for miles. Nice way to spend a day.

Have fun. If you're bored, jump on Easyjet and pop down to Geneva and try out my Sadowsky.

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

The last time I was there, my hotel was right across the canal from the Leidseplein. The casino is right next to it.

I recall that it's a great city for walking around in.

[bmc]

Originally Posted by Bob Lee (QSC)

I recall that it's a great city for walking around in.

....buzzed.

[Happynoj]

Go to the sex museum! I have been to Amsterdam 3 times, walked past it twice, and never gone in.

Also, there is a really good restaurant called the Blau Hollander, which serves proper Dutch food. Not sure exactly where it is, but if you Google it then I'm sure you can find out.

Obviously there are some museums and art galleries - the Scheepvaart maritime museum is a good one.

EDIT: Just check it out on the internet - looks like the Scheepvaart is closed for renovation, until the end of the year.

[Baryonyx]

My brother went to the Venstumpel sex museum when he was there. Obviously I can't show you the photos he took while he was there! But he said it was a good laugh, if quite disturbing at times.

[Matt_W]

Originally Posted by Happynoj

Go to the sex museum! I have been to Amsterdam 3 times, walked past it twice, and never gone in.

I went in last year, with my girlfriend. It was surprisingly interesting, but also quite a weird experience.

The Boat tours of the harbour are good, as are the markets. You have to visit the red light district, just to see the prostitutes behind their glass windows.

I highly recommend the Zoo, we spent a good day there.

[JMX]

Rijksmuseum

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by Chris2112

My brother went to the Venstumpel sex museum when he was there. Obviously I can't show you the photos he took while he was there! But he said it was a good laugh, if quite disturbing at times.

A friend of mine went there, and had many a laugh about the wooden . . . errr, stimulus.

Splinters anyone?

[mvw356]

Originally Posted by JMX

Rijksmuseum

+1 best museum ever for paintings.

[Muusers]

amsterdam....

wait!!! i live there!!!!

some places you should visit:
Leidse Plein (major square for goin out at night)
Museum Square (big as$ lawn with the van Gogh and Rijks Museum next to it, also is where the concertbuilding is)
Madame Tussaud's (wax statue museum, real fun. sits next to the palace on the dam)
Take a boat tour through the canals (best way to see old amsterdam)
Artis Zoo (the country's oldest zoo, especially nice if you're bringing kids, still fun for adults though)
Anne Frank Huis (you already mentioned that)
Diamond Works (in Amsterdam there's a whole lotta diamond processors, theyre all close to the Museum Square)
NEMO is fun too
The Flower Market (on the coolsingel i thought, it's all on the docks of the canals and on boats)
Heineken Brewery (never been there though)
The Vondel Park (it's like New Yorks Central Park, only then smaller, great place to spend lunchtime or even an entire afternoon)
There's prolly a whole lotta places you could go, but these are the most well-known

When are you going?

[Baryonyx]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

A friend of mine went there, and had many a laugh about the wooden . . . errr, stimulus.

Splinters anyone?

My brother took a lot of photos and put them on his Facebook page, there are a few massive models of phalluses around.