Amsterdam\u2019s ongoing mission to create a more sustainable, welcoming city continues to shape a smarter, more authentic experience for visitors. Whether you\u2019re here for cutting-edge festivals, world-class art, or just a stroopwafel by the canals, there\u2019s never been a better time to explore the Venice of the North. <\/p>\n
And remember, there\u2019s never been a better time to visit the Dutch capital than this: 2025 marks the year of its 750th birthday, and the city has been host to a whole load of events to commemorate the milestone. It\u2019ll even pay for your wedding if you ask nicely.\u00a0Of course, there\u2019s plenty to see and do year-round, too:\u00a0here are its best things to do in Amsterdam, whenever you\u2019re visiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udccd RECOMMENDED:\u00a0Ultimate guide to\u00a0what to do in Amsterdam<\/a><\/p>\n What\u00a0shouldn\u2019t I\u00a0miss in Amsterdam?<\/p>\n You could stay here a week and not have time to see all the main attractions. But no visit should be without a canal cruise<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s the best way to see the city and provides a unique perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage canal ring. Don\u2019t miss the Rijksmuseum, truly one of the world\u2019s great art institutions. And while exploring The Nine Streets or Albert Cuypmarkt can be exhilarating, escape the bustle \u2013 and rampant capitalism \u2013 at Vondelpark, and just breathe (or cycle around) for an afternoon. It\u2019s an altogether more relaxing side of the city.<\/p>\n How long should I spend in Amsterdam?<\/p>\n While I\u2019m biased, and think you could spend years meandering Amsterdam\u2019s winding streets, you actually\u00a0only need about three days to see the\u00a0lion\u2019s share of the city. That gives you enough time to take in the best sights, have a genever or two, and, yes, do some serious walking.\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfe0 Ready to book? Here\u2019s\u00a0where to stay in Amsterdam<\/a>\u00a0and its\u00a0best hotels<\/a><\/p>\n Callum Booth<\/a>\u00a0and Derek Robertson<\/a> are\u00a0writers based in Amsterdam.\u00a0At Time Out, all of our\u00a0travel guides<\/a>\u00a0are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our\u00a0editorial guidelines<\/a>. This guide includes\u00a0affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our\u00a0affiliate guidelines<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amsterdam\u2019s ongoing mission to create a more sustainable, welcoming city continues to shape a smarter, more authentic experience…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[101],"tags":[199,459,2889,200,458],"class_list":["post-13338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","tag-amsterdam","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-format-eitw","tag-netherlands","tag-things-to-do"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}