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  • Rijksmuseum Sightseeing Tips Video Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    The newly restored Rijksmuseum is a sight to behold, built in the late 1800s, this is considered one of Amsterdam's most famous buildings, created by a world class architect, Pierre Cuypers.
  • Mini-Guide to The Hague (Den Haag) Created: Thursday, June 30, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Introduction to, and basic facts about, The Hague (Den Haag), the Netherlands' third largest city.
  • Amersfoort Travel Created: Monday, March 26, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Find tourist information for a day trip to Amersfoort, a city in Utrecht province that entices visitors with one of the best-preserved medieval city centers in the Netherlands.
  • Visiting the Home of Anne Frank Video Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    The Anne Frank House Museum uses the compelling story of a young woman to fight discrimination and prejudice.
  • Best Amsterdam Day Trips Video Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    From beaches to vast fields of flowers, Amsterdam has breathtaking areas to visit that will not disappoint. Learn which day trips are best suited for your tastes.
  • Visiting De Wallen in the Red Light District Video Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    De Wallen is famous for Amsterdam's Red Light District, but there is more to it than that, learn what else to discover in what has become one of the most touristy areas in Amsterdam.
  • September in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in September.
  • June in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Thursday, May 31, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in June.
  • April in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Friday, March 30, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in April.
  • March in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Friday, March 02, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in March.
  • February in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in February.
  • January in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in January.
  • December in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Friday, September 30, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in December.
  • October in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Friday, August 26, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in October.
  • August in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in August.
  • July in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Monday, June 27, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in July.
  • May in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Monday, April 30, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in May.
  • Amstelveen, North Holland Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Amstelveen is frequently dismissed as "just" a suburb of Amsterdam, but with its spacious park the Amsterdamse Bos, vibrant modern and contemporary scene and fine restaurants, it's worth the short ...
  • Amsterdam for Cannabis Smokers Created: Thursday, March 03, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Amsterdam has more than "just" coffeeshops to offer pot smokers: these attractions are also known for their connection to hash, marijuana and hemp, but without the coffeeshop license.
  • November in Amsterdam - Travel Advice, Weather & Events Created: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
    Find weather information, packing tips, event highlights and much more about visiting Amsterdam in November.
  • Museum Willet-Holthuysen Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
    Museum Willet-Holthuysen is a canal house museum full of immaculately preserved period rooms in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam - Bijzondere Collecties (Special Collections) Created: Thursday, April 25, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
    The University of Amsterdam's Bijzondere Collecties (Special Collections) houses a broad variety of artifacts in its vast, monumental premises on the Amstel River.
  • WWOOF in the Netherlands Created: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
    Become a live-in volunteer on a Dutch farm with WWOOF; the Netherlands has around 30 host farms across the country.
  • The Netherlands for Tulip and Flower Lovers Created: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
    The top spots in the Netherlands (chiefly North and South Holland) for tulip and bulb flower fans, from Keukenhof, to the wider Bollenstreek, to country-wide flower parades.
  • What Is the Bollenstreek? Created: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
    Flower lovers who visit in tulip season shouldn't miss the Bollenstreek - but what is it, and where?
  • Dutch Flower Parades (Bloemencorso's) Created: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
    All about flower parades (bloemencorso's) in the Netherlands, from the famous Bloemencorso van de Bollenstreek to smaller parades in Zundert, Lichtenvoorde and Aalsmeer.
  • Guide to Art Museums Outside Amsterdam Created: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
    From the remote Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo to the Frans Hals Museum in nearby Haarlem, these are the best museums to seek out on an art-oriented tour of the Netherlands.
  • Guide to Amsterdam Art Museums Created: Monday, April 22, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013
    Guide to art museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from major museums like the Rijksmuseum to lesser-known art institutions.
  • Huize Frankendael Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
    Huize Frankendael is a "country house for contemporary art" is a lavish manor set amid a natural oasis in southwestern Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
    The Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis is a canal house museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where visitors can witness the opulence of centuries past in authentic period rooms.
  • La Place - Amsterdam Restaurant/Cafe/Food Court Review Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
    Travelers can rely on La Place, a restaurant/cafe/food court found in V&D department stores, for fresh food and free Internet in 200+ locations.
  • Museum Vrolik - Amsterdam Anatomical Museum Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013
    Visitors can have a vivid anatomy lesson at the Museum Vrolik, an anatomical museum filled with medical specimens of human and animal body parts and one of the most bizarre attractions in Amsterdam.

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