Amsterdam

16 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 1:37

   Damrak

   🏢 Landmark · Centrum · brief mention

2. 3:07

   Eye Filmmuseum

   🏛️ Museum · Amsterdam-Noord · brief mention

   Reachable on the free shuttle ferry across the harbour.

3. 4:01

   Herengracht

   🏢 Landmark · Grachtengordel · brief mention

4. 4:05

   Keizersgracht

   🏢 Landmark · Grachtengordel · brief mention

5. 4:09

   Prinsengracht

   🏢 Landmark · Grachtengordel · brief mention

   Called the most beautiful canal in town by the local guide.

6. 4:14

   Jordaan

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Jordaan

   Only a few blocks from the busy centre, yet it feels like another world.

7. 6:24

   Rijksmuseum

   🏛️ Museum · Museumkwartier

   The museum holds four rare Vermeers, including The Little Street and The Milkmaid.

8. 11:39

   Red Light District (De Wallen)

   🏘️ Neighborhood · De Wallen

   Browsers are welcome, and each window has an emergency button that summons the police.

9. 13:06

   Begijnhof

   🏛️ Historic site · Centrum

   The Pilgrims likely worshipped here before sailing on the Mayflower.

10. 13:46

    Our Lord in the Attic

    🏛️ Museum · De Wallen

    It looks like a grand church in miniature.

11. 14:12

    Portuguese Synagogue

    ⛩️ Temple · Jodenbuurt

    The Ten Commandments in Hebrew still shine down on the congregation.

12. 15:20

    Hollandsche Schouwburg

    🏛️ Historic site · Plantage

    A wall lists thousands of family names of deported Dutch Jews, including Anne Frank's family.

13. 16:05

    Anne Frank House

    🏛️ Museum · Grachtengordel

    Anne's room still has her magazine clippings, and pencil lines mark the sisters' growth.

14. 17:36

    Dutch Resistance Museum

    🏛️ Museum · Plantage

    Exhibits include a corset stuffed with ration cards and a radio hidden in a matchbox.

15. 20:37

    Van Gogh Museum

    🏛️ Museum · Museumkwartier

    Laid out as a stroll through his life, ending with his late wheatfield with crows.

16. 23:24

    Vondelpark

    🌳 Park · Oud-Zuid

    A good break after a museum visit.