TOP 20 Things to Do in AMSTERDAM Netherlands 2024 | Travel Guide

The best things to do in Amsterdam in the Netherlands are not always easy to figure out. Especially during the new normal. This travel guide will help you discover the top 20 sights and attractions in Amsterdam including the iconic Rijksmuseum, the moving Anne Frank House, the Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and the Van Gogh Museum.

Of course, this guide also includes fun activities like the Heineken Experience, going on a canal cruise, discovering the Vondelpark and shopping for souvenirs at the Bloemenmarkt. It also covers lots of food and drink options like the famous Stroopwaffles, Dutch beer, cheese and the delicious Poffertjes.

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0:00 Intro
2:02 2: Bitterballen
4:31 6: Dutch food

6:27 8: Heineken Experience
8:00 10: Stroopwaffles
9:52 13: Dutch cheese

12:53 16: The Pancake Bakery
15:43 19: Boat tour
17:12 20: Manneken Pis Fries

[tombanens]

Hi Max. As a native Amsterdammer I liked the overview. Some additional suggestions for a next visit are: De Hallen ( a former tram depot turned into a trendy foodcourt); Spiegelkwartier (Amsterdam's art district); NDSM terrain (former shipdocks turned into a create and trendy hotspot) A'dam lookout (best view over the city); Zeedijk/Nieuwmarkt (hart of chinatown and one of oldest areas of the city). Amsterdam Museum/Begijnhof (museum about amsterdam located at a peaceful courtyard in the heart of the city

[ageoflove]

So... never buy anything from the Flower Market. Its fun to walk and look, but the items are bad quality and expensive. Also, never buy at a "cheese shop". Its just for tourists, Dutch people buy their cheese in the supermarket like Albert Heijn. They have lots of different Dutch cheeses and of course alot cheaper.

Just some other random tips : Take one of the ferries behind the Centraal Station. They are free! Especially the one to the NDSM Werf area is nice, lots of artists there creating and exhibiting in abandoned harbor industrial buildings and so forth. Also worth a mention : The Amsterdam zoo called Artis. Its one of the oldest in Europe, 1838, and lots to see there, great for kids.

Everyday life is pretty much back to normal here so always check the calendar: There are many festivals and other seasonal events !

[rolandrothwell]

I've just come back from Amsterdam. Thanks so very very much for your tour of the city 😀 I loved my experience over in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[janetdavies]

I live in Amsterdam and you definitely missed out on some great places in the Oost like Oosterpark, Scheepvaartmuseum and the DapperMarkt. Plus CzaarPeterstraat which has a fabulous peanut butter shop and is full of small boutique style shops similar to nine streets! Don’t forget Frank’s Smokehouse in Oostenburgerstraat.

[ess.wandering]

I am really loving this series of things to do in different cities in Europe, keep them coming

[bookinsights]

Max you are one of the very best travel vloggers. Entertaining, educational, always with a happy smile on. LOVE IT!

[cindywhiteway]

Hi Max I’ve been traveling all over Europe with you via your channel. Thanks so much for telling us so much about each place this history is so interesting and the food and beer! But you with your deserts cracks me up! You have this smile that has both myself and my mother laughing …you look like your bursting with happiness! It doesn’t matter what you’re doing it your blogs! I’ll be enjoying more of my trip this year to Europe (with my mother and daughter ) because of your input! Flying into Amsterdam from Vancouver then onto Vienna Bratislava Budaphest Croatia Greece Italy I need a year there but only have 4wks!

[kamronseeram]

Heading out to Amsterdam tomorrow and so glad I found your video. Helped a LOT. Thank you!!

[dmaextraordinaire]

One of the best videos I’ve seen on Amsterdam! Thank you kindly. 🌹🌹

[RaWaCinematicArts]

Keep them uploading sir, you done a fantastic job. Amsterdam is one of the best city to explore in Europe. I'll soon make a trip to Amsterdam and make Virtual Walking tour of this beautiful city.

[Chai_Travel]

I'm from the Netherlands travelling in Thailand right now. I'm glad it's possible to enjoy Amsterdam at this time! Great vlog keep it going!

[broafka]

13:13 “It’s massive” - yeah, and that pancake is quite big too! 😅

[Justin-vidr]

Nice enthousiastic vlog. Some of the locations you visited are mainly for tourists. You will get a bite of what the real product is like. For food like pancakes, stamppot, fish, cheese, bitterballen or fries I think you have a better chance of having a real quality meal of that just outside Amsterdam and go to something like a real cheesefarm, a place where you can get fries with peaces of the potato skin stil on and freshly made mayonaise, an old pancakehouse, etc. Then you have the Dutch food we as Dutch citizens also consume when we are searching for a good meal. I think in Amsterdam that is somewhat hard to find, but if you consult with locals you might find some of these places in Amsterdam and others (like a non touristic cheesefarm or old pancakehouse) just outside the city borders. If you visit Amsterdam again I thinkany Dutch commenters here could provide you tips (I subscribed of course since life is about the journey to me, and you are definetely doing the journey)

[АнтонТарасов-ел]

Thanks for the great review! I love this city very much, although I live in Moscow. Your videos are a great trainer for learning English. They always help me. Continue in the same spirit!

[PostcardAndAPint]

We enjoyed this video. We are so excited that we’ll be visiting soon. Thanks for the awesome tour. 🍻

[Hrn]

A well made video, better than most other videos about Amsterdam you will find on youtube. 👍🏻 It gives a nice picture of the city center .Of course there is much more to see, maybe next time ?

[michalassouline]

I only visited Amsterdam once, on a short layover trip, and thought i'd seen most of it. Clearly i was wrong 😅. Adding lots of these recommedations to my "to see" list for next time. Thanks! ☺

[gabrielayumi]

Hello! I'm so sad I just found out about this video! Went to Amsterdam in May and didn't had any ideia about wich restaurants to go and try the traditional food! But I watched all the Italians videos and going to try them all in my next trip! Thanks for the tips!

[expandifypro]

What a great relaxing and informative video, no hype or other annoying stuff, thank you. :)

[KharalVines]

Thanks for the great review! I love this city very much, although I live in Moscow. Your videos are a great trainer for learning English. They always help me. Continue in the same spirit!