DAY 1
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Take Tram Line 2 or 5 to Hobbemastraat stop
Why visit
- World famous national museum
- Great collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age
- Rembrandt's Night Watch on display
Photo: Berend B
Take a walk to Concergebouw - 20’
Why visit
- World famous concert hall
- Great performances from international musicians
Photo: clare_and_ben
Take a walk to Vondelpark - 10’
Photo: wYnand!
Take a walk to Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat - 5’
Why visit
- Amsterdam's most upscale and exclusive shopping street
Photo: Arne Hulstein
Lunch time
Take a walk to City Canal Cruise boarding
Take a walk to City Canal Cruise boarding
Why visit
- Delightful experience
- Chance to see Amsterdam from an another angle
Photo: billandkent
Take a walk to Heineken Experience - 20’
Why visit
- Very amusing, interactive museum
- Famous former brewery
Photo: jvnunag
Take a walk to Leidseplein - 20’
Photo: DruhScoff
end of day 1
DAY 2
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Take Tram Line 2 or 5 to Hobbemastraat stop
Why visit
- Free guided tour
- Chance to learn about diamond cutting
- Impressive diamond and jewelry collection
Photo: Ted Drake
Take a walk to Van Gogh Museum - 5’
Why visit
- The world's largest van Gogh collection
- Over 200 paintings on display
Photo: jankie
Lunch time
Take Tram line 2 or 5 from Hobbemastraat stop to Koningsplein stop
Take Tram line 2 or 5 from Hobbemastraat stop to Koningsplein stop
Why visit
- The only floating flower market in the world
- One of Amsterdam's most picturesque sights
Photo: Bas van Gaalen
Take a walk to Museum Van Loon - 10’
Why visit
- Magnificent canal house
- Beautiful formal garden
- Painstakingly restored period rooms
Photo: DaveLevy
Take a walk to Amstel River - 15’
Photo: dirkjankraan
end of day 2
DAY 3
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Take Tram Line 13, 14 or 17 to Westermarkt stop
Why visit
- Very moving and emotional experience
- Historical museum
- Almost a million visitors a year
Photo: Frosted Peppercorn
Take a walk to Jordaan neighborhood - 5’
Why visit
- Atmospheric neighborhood
- Island of tranquility
- World heritage site
Photo: jacobchristensen
Take a walk to Dam Square - 20’
Photo: jivedanson
Take a walk to Nieuwe Kerk
Why visit
- National church of the Netherlands
- Gracious Neo-Gothic building
Photo: JoetheLion
Lunch time
Take a walk to Koninklijk Paleis
Take a walk to Koninklijk Paleis
Why visit
- Impressive Dutch royal palace
- Breathtaking interior
- Epic sculptures and paintings
Photo: moonpie
Take a walk to Begijnhof - 15’
Photo: jacobchristensen
Take a walk to Museum Het Rembrandthuis - 15’
Photo: Renato Torii
end of day 3
DAY 4
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Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Haarlem - 15’
Why visit
- Charming town
- Magnificent St. Bavo's Church
- Great Frans Hals Museum
Photo: Truus, Bob & Jan too!
Take the train from Amsterdam to Haarlem - 15’
Photo: zamito44
Take a walk to Museum Amstelkring - 10’
Photo: jvnunag
Take a walk to Oude Kerk - 5’
Why visit
- Amsterdam's oldest monument
- Largest vaulted ceiling in Western Europe
Photo: poederbach
Take a walk to the Red Light District - 5’
Why visit
- Famous and unique district
- Major tourist attraction
- Vibrant part of Amsterdam
Photo: jeffc5000
Take a walk to Nieuwmarkt - 5’
Photo: Mike McHolm
Take a walk to Montelbaanstoren - 10’
Photo: Bob the courier
end of day 4
DAY 5
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Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Haarlem
In Haarlem change to the train to Delft - 60’ in all
In Haarlem change to the train to Delft - 60’ in all
Photo: Berto Garcia
Take the train from Delft to The Hague - 15’
Why visit
- Impressive art collection in Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery
- The capital of the Netherlands
Photo: Qiou87
end of day 5