The 14 Most Iconic Landmarks in Amsterdam
14 landmarks with verified facts and stories
A'DAM Lookout
5 Overhoeksplein, Northern IJ Banks West, Amsterdam, 1031 KS, Netherlands
For decades, this 22-story tower was the corporate headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell, and nobody except oil company employees ever saw the view from the top.
Amsterdam Centraal Station
Stationsplein, Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Amsterdam, 1012 AB, Netherlands
Pierre Cuypers designed both the Rijksmuseum and this train station, and the two buildings bookend Amsterdam like a pair of elaborate bookends.
Anne Frank House
263-267 Prinsengracht, Grachtengordel-West, Amsterdam, 1016 DK, Netherlands
Prinsengracht 263 looks like any other canal house from the outside, which was exactly the point.
Bloemenmarkt
Singel, Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Amsterdam, 1012 WG, Netherlands
The world's only floating flower market doesn't really float anymore, but nobody wants to spoil the story.
Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein, Museumkwartier, Amsterdam, 1071 LN, Netherlands
The Concertgebouw has acoustics so perfect they were an accident.
Dam Square
1012 Dam, Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Amsterdam, 1012 KB, Netherlands
The whole city exists because someone built a dam right here.
Heineken Experience
78 S 100, Oude Pijp, Amsterdam, 1072 AE, Netherlands
In 1864, a twenty-two-year-old named Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought a struggling brewery called De Hooiberg — "The Haystack" — and proceeded to build one of the most recognized brands on the planet.
Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge)
1017 Amstel, De Weteringschans, Amsterdam, 1017 AR, Netherlands
Amsterdam has 1,500 bridges, and this is the one everyone photographs.
Red Light District (De Wallen)
De Wallen, 1012 Amsterdam
Amsterdam's most infamous neighborhood has been in the business of sin since the 1300s, which makes it one of the oldest continuously operating red-light districts on the planet.
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum is the only museum in the world with a public road running through it.
Royal Palace
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 147, 1012 RJ Amsterdam
This building was never supposed to be a palace.
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ Amsterdam
Vincent van Gogh sold exactly one painting during his lifetime.
Vondelpark
Vondelpark, Amsterdam
In the 1970s, this park was basically a hippie commune.
Westerkerk
Prinsengracht 281, 1016 GZ Amsterdam
Somewhere under this church, Rembrandt van Rijn is buried.
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