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In Pictures: Amsterdam for Free

Visitors needn't spend a euro cent at these free Amsterdam attractions.

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A Treasury of Amsterdam City History

Monday June 17, 2013

Visitors interested in Amsterdam city history should head over to the Stadsarchief (Amsterdam City Archives), whose free Schatkamer (Treasure Room) presents some of the city's most precious artifacts in the monumental interior of the archive's landmark premises, De Bazel.

Art on the Streets

Wednesday June 12, 2013

The Schuttersgalerij (Civic Guard Gallery) may well be the only freely accessible "museum street" in the world, an enclosed avenue bedecked with 15 colossal city watch portraits in the vein of Rembrandt's The Night Watch. Find this top free attraction between two others of its kind, the Amsterdam Museum and the Begijnhof.

Meet Multatuli

Monday June 10, 2013

Can you name a Dutch writer? Maybe not; but chances are, if you can, that the first name that jumps to mind is Multatuli. Visit the Multatuli House, the Amsterdam birthplace of Eduard Douwes Dekker - a/k/a Multauli - whose satirical novel Max Havelaar inspired the Dutch to reform their unjust colonial policies in the East Indies, and is considered one of the catalysts for Indonesian independence.

Amsterdam for Free

Wednesday June 5, 2013

Free attractions and activities are in perennial demand in Amsterdam. Fortunately, there's ample supply of them in the Dutch capital. See the best free attractions in Amsterdam in pictures.

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