List of tourist attractions in Amsterdam

• The Magere Brug is probably the most famous drawbridge in Amsterdam.
• The Blauwbrug, which connects the Rembrandtplein area with the Waterlooplein area.
• The Python Bridge, bridge connects Sporenburg to Borneo Island and won the International Footbridge Award 2002.

Buildings

• Royal Palace
  , former town hall, built in 1648.
• Stopera, combined town hall and opera house.
• Kalvertoren, shopping mall located in the busy Kalverstraat.
• AEX, stock exchange.
• Beurs van Berlage, originally designed as a commodity exchange by architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage, now used for conferences.
• Centraal Station
  , neo-Gothic building.
• Waag, built as part of the city's fortifications in 1481-1494, later a weighing house
  , now a cafe and museum.
• Montelbaanstoren, built in 1512 as a part of the city's fortifications.
• Munttoren, the tower was built in 1619–1620 and it is the southern tower among all other ones in Amsterdam
• Magna Plaza, a former post office dating back to 1899 converted into a shopping mall in 1990
• Lloyd Hotel, built between 1917 and 1920 as an emigrants' hotel.
• East India House, headquarters of Dutch East India Company
  , a 17th-century Dutch trading giant, from 1606 to 1798. Now a university building.
• Rembrandt Tower, a 150-metre skyscraper.
• Amstel station
  .

• Johan Cruyff Arena, a football stadium, home to Ajax football club.
• A'dam Tower, a 100-meter-high lookout near the IJ river.
• Begijnhof, one of the oldest inner courts in Amsterdam.
• Sephardic
  Jewish community in 1670.
• El Tawheed Mosque, a mosque founded in 1986.
• Homomonument, a memorial in the centre of Amsterdam commemorating all gay men and lesbians who have been subjected to persecution because of their sexual orientation.
• Millennium Tower, a 97.5-metre, 24-floor office building.
• Olympic Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was designed by the architect Jan Wils.
• The Amsterdam Metro, a metro system with five lines.
• Public Library by architect J. Coenen on Oosterdokseiland, near Central Station. Has a wonderful view over the city.
• Shan He Hua Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe built in the traditional Chinese style.
• The Smallest House in Amsterdam
  , only 2.02 meters (6 ft., 7.5 in.) in width and 5 meters (16 ft. 4.0 in.) in depth.

Concert halls

• The Concertgebouw, home to the world-class symphony orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
• The Stopera, combined town hall and opera house.
• AFAS Live.
• Ziggo Dome.
• Paradiso, a rock-music venue and cultural centre.
• Melkweg, a pop-music venue and cultural centre.
• The Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, specializing in contemporary classical music.
• The Bimhuis, for jazz and improvised music, located within the Muziekgebouw.

Diamond factories

• Coster Diamonds, one of the oldest diamond polishing factories in the Netherlands

Red-light districts

• De Wallen, located around the Oude Kerk

Squares

There are many squares (suffixed with plein) in Amsterdam. Here is a partial list of some of the better-known ones:

• The Dam, the central square of Amsterdam, where stands the Royal Palace on the Dam and the Netherlands National Monument.
• Koningsplein.
• Leidseplein, a plaza on the southwest end of the Leidsestraat.
• Muntplein, at the intersection of Kalverstraat and Rokin, a town square centered on the old Tower of the Mint (Munttoren
  ).
• Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum
  .
• Rembrandtplein.
• Waterlooplein, south of the Rembrandt House Museum, the site of an open-air market.
• Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTA), close by the Waterlooplein
  .

• Albert Cuyp Market, great open-air food market in the De Pijp district.
• Waterlooplein, south of the Rembrandt House Museum, the site of an open-air market.
• Dappermarkt, open-air food and clothing market in the Dapperbuurt district.
• Noordermarkt, Saturday market for organic food.
• Bloemenmarkt, the only floating flower market in the world.

Breweries

• Heineken Brewery
  , located in the borough De Pijp. Now a museum.
• Brouwerij 't IJ, located at the foot of the beautiful De Gooyer windmill.
• Brouwerij de Prael, located at the Oudezijds Voorburgwal in the heart of the red-light district

Zoos

• Artis
  , the oldest zoo in the Netherlands.

Periodic events

• January - National Tulip Day, opening of the tulip season on Dam Square.
• April - (till 2013) Koninginnedag, Queen's day, 30 April, former Queen Juliana's birthday, also the day Juliana transferred her title to her daughter Beatrix.
• April - (from 2014)
  Willem Alexander
  's birthday.
• June - The Amsterdam Roots Festival, last week of June, an international music festival.
• June - Holland Festival is an international festival for theater, music, dance, opera, film, and art, throughout the month of June.
• August -
  gay pride
  weekend.
• August - Hartjesdag, 3rd weekend in August.
• August - Uitmarkt, last weekend in August, the start of the cultural season.
• August - Amsterdam Tournament, late August, International Football tournament hosted by AFC Ajax.
• August -
  Sail Amsterdam, a five-yearly event, when tall ships
  from all over the world can be visited; next event 2025.
• October - Amsterdam Marathon, mid-October.
• October - Amsterdam Dance Event, world's biggest electronic music conference and club festival, mid-October.
• October – The Bock Beer Festival in the Beurs van Berlage (Old Stock Exchange).
• October – Grachtenrace (Canal Race), 25 km rowing race, 2nd Saturday in October.
• November - Shadow Festival of Documentary Film.
• November – December The
  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
  .
• November - Cannabis Cup, mid-November annual cannabis competition, hosted by High Times.
• December - 1 December 2012. Amsterdam Showcase, International Art Fair at De Oude Kerk, Oudekerkseplein 23.

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Amsterdam.

• List of parks in Amsterdam

References