The PERFECT 2 Days in Amsterdam! Best Things to Do & Eat (Travel Guide)

20 places in this vlog

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1. 0:26

   Dam Square

   🏢 Landmark · Centrum

   A good starting point: the Nine Streets area is only a short walk away.

2. 0:36

   Nieuwe Kerk

   🏛️ Historic site · Centrum · brief mention

3. 0:41

   Royal Palace Amsterdam

   🏰 Palace · Centrum

   Visitors can tour the state rooms, the guest quarters for foreign heads of state and the grand banquet hall.

4. 0:52

   De Bijenkorf

   🛍️ Shopping · Centrum · brief mention

5. 0:56

   De 9 Straatjes (The Nine Streets)

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Grachtengordel

   Look out for the crooked, drooping houses, which have sunk over the centuries on their wooden pole foundations.

6. 1:41

   Hans Egstorf

   🍜 Street food · Amsterdam

   Try the coffee cookie with chocolate inside; the bakery has about 6,000 Google reviews.

7. 2:32

   Keizersgracht

   🏢 Landmark · Grachtengordel

   Restaurants here are pricey and geared toward tourists.

8. 2:57

   Jordaan

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Jordaan · brief mention

9. 3:15

   Winkel 43

   ☕ Cafe · Jordaan

   Get the apple pie with whipped cream; the toasted cheese sandwich (tosti) is a typical Dutch alternative.

10. 4:50

    Rijksmuseum

    🏛️ Museum · Museumkwartier

    If short on time, do the top floor: the Night Watch is under high-tech restoration behind glass, and the Cuypers Library is often missed.

11. 7:04

    Foodhallen

    🛒 Market · Oud-West

    Try the raw brined herring with onions, and the fusion shrimp-croquette bao with lime zest.

12. 9:18

    Museum Willet-Holthuysen

    🏛️ Museum · Grachtengordel

    The house has a surprisingly large formal garden with hedges out the back.

13. 13:21

    Bloemenmarkt

    🛒 Market · Centrum

    Tulip season in the Netherlands runs roughly from March to the end of May.

14. 16:19

    Fabel Friet

    🍜 Street food · Grachtengordel

    The fries with Parmesan and truffle mayo are recommended.

15. 18:01

    Amsterdam Centraal Station

    🏢 Landmark · Centrum

    Free ferries to Amsterdam-Noord leave from right behind the station.

16. 18:24

    Amsterdam-Noord

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Amsterdam-Noord

    Most visitors never cross the water to visit it.

17. 18:45

    Eye Filmmuseum

    🏛️ Museum · Amsterdam-Noord · brief mention

18. 18:50

    A'DAM Lookout

    🚡 Activity · Amsterdam-Noord

    Brave visitors can ride Europe's highest swing, 100 m above the city; no dogs allowed.

19. 20:10

    NDSM

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Amsterdam-Noord

    Home to one of the world's largest murals, a huge portrait of Anne Frank.

20. 21:52

    Red Light District (De Wallen)

    🏘️ Neighborhood · De Wallen

    The area is not seedy or dangerous; windows lit blue or purple rather than red are not what they seem.