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Best landmarks in Amsterdam

15 places from 10 Amsterdam travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

15 places

  1. Dam Square

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Square on the site of the original dam on the Amstel that gave the city its name. It is a key gathering site for celebrations and protests.

  2. Damrak

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Amsterdam's touristy main street, once the main canal, linking Centraal Station with Dam Square and the Royal Palace.

  3. OBA Central Library

    Landmark ยท Oosterdok

    Amsterdam's central public library, whose terrace offers free views over the city.

  4. Keizersgracht

    Landmark ยท Grachtengordel

    The 'Emperor's Canal', one of the main concentric canals of Amsterdam's 17th-century canal ring.

  5. Museumplein

    Landmark ยท Museumkwartier

    Amsterdam's museum square, home to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum. It is the city's hub for art and culture.

  6. National Monument

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Monument on Dam Square that memorialises the victims of World War II.

  7. Amsterdam Centraal Station

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Late-19th-century Gothic and Renaissance Revival station in the heart of the city that handles hundreds of thousands of travellers a day.

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8 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Herengracht

    Landmark ยท Grachtengordel

    The 'Gentlemen's Canal', the most important of the concentric 17th-century canals, which were all dug by hand.

  2. Prinsengracht

    Landmark ยท Grachtengordel

    The 'Prince's Canal', the outermost of the main canal-ring canals, lined with gabled townhouses and houseboats.

  3. Trompettersteeg

    Landmark ยท De Wallen

    Amsterdam's narrowest alleyway, a tight passage next to the Red Light District.

  4. Oude Hoogstraat 22 (Narrowest House)

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    One of Europe's narrowest houses, only 2.02 metres wide and around six metres deep.

  5. Equestrian Statue of Queen Wilhelmina

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Bronze equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina in central Amsterdam.

  6. Nieuwmarkt

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Historic square in the old town, a couple of minutes' walk from the Oude Kerk.

  7. De Gooyer Windmill

    Landmark ยท Oost

    The largest wooden windmill in the Netherlands, a former flour mill and one of the easiest windmills to reach within Amsterdam.

  8. Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge)

    Landmark ยท Centrum

    Amsterdam's most famous bridge, featured in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.