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50th Anniversary Year: Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world.

Our extensive Van Gogh Museum guide includes details about the collection, along with information about the upcoming temporary exhibition: Choosing Vincent: Portrait of a Family History.

NOTE: No ticket sales at the door. You can only visit the museum after buying timed-entry tickets online. We show you how and where.

The number of Amsterdam residents continues to grow rapidly.

And with a reported 180 nationalities, it is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.

But is Amsterdam really “the world’s most diverse city”?

If Amsterdam were a country, “Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten” – an ode to the canals of Amsterdam – would certainly be its national anthem.

The annual Amsterdam Light Festival is a winter event that combines light, art and — of course — water.

The organization promotes boat-, walking-, and bicycle tours along the 20 light art installations.

11th edition.

Clever marketing has made ‘Old Amsterdam’ cheese a brand recognized around the world.

But the cheese is not that old, and is not from Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is a city best explored with a good helping of serendipity, aided by some pre-trip planning.

Serendipity helps you stray off the beaten path, while planning makes sure you don’t spend your vacation standing in line at tourist hot spots.

A’DAM Lookout is Amsterdam’s only publicly accessible observation deck.

It provides spectacular, 360° panoramic views of Amsterdam and surroundings.

Plus: are you brave enough to take a ride in Europe highest swing. You’ll swing right over the edge, 21 stories above the ground! Legitimately one of the best ways to get high in Amsterdam

Comprehensive, up-to-date information about public transport to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. You can travel by train, bus, taxi, Uber, hotel-shuttle, or private transfer.

Keukenhof is one of the world’s largest flower gardens. It is the largest showcase platform for the Dutch flower industry. The park’s 7 million flower bulbs are supplied by 100 local flower bulb growers and exporters.

Open just 8 weeks a year. In 2023 the parks is open from March 23 through May 14.

There are more museums per square kilometer in the Netherlands than in any other country in the world.

And there are more museums per square kilometer in Amsterdam than in any other city in the world.