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Quick: What is the official name of Rembrandt’s most famous painting, The Night Watch? And what does the painting depict?

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam sees 2.2 million visitors a day — and most of them want to see The Night Watch.

Created in 1642, the painting is currently being restored.

New: view an ultra high resolution photo of the Night Watch.

Amsterdam has surprisingly few live webcam streams.

We show you the most popular ones.

For your viewing pleasure we also included a webcam showing windmills at the nearby Zaanse Schans.

Without a doubt, the Dutch street food most frowned upon by tourists, expats, and immigrants, is herring. Squeamish tourists often assume the fish is eaten raw, but that is not the case.

Herring is the Netherland’s national snack: If you’ve never tasted fresh herring you don’t know what you’re missing.

You’ll have plenty of opportunity to eat this Amsterdam street food delicacy. The 2023 Hollandse Nieuwe — ‘New Herring’ — season starts on June 23. Hollandse Nieuwe is sold until September 30. But herring is enjoyed all year long.

Guide to public transport in Amsterdam.

There are many ticket options. Some include transfer between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the city.

For most tourists, 1-7 day tickets are the best deal. They entitle you to unlimited travel through Amsterdam – day and night – by tram, bus and metro. Ferries across the river IJ are always free.

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.

Best choice: bus or train. Tickets available here.

Almost a quart of Amsterdam consists of water: rivers, lakes, canals, and so on. Small wonder that swimmers are well catered for.

Aside from indoor- and outdoor swimming pools, the city has many wild swimming spots. There are even some “urban beaches.”

Also: we’ll tell you whether and where you can swim in the canals of Amsterdam.

The I amsterdam City Card provides the widest choice of free attractions in and around Amsterdam.

Free entrance to Amsterdam museums, free public transport, get a free canal cruise, a free canal cruise, and more

Customers overwhelmingly agree that the pass provides good value for the money.

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 current temporary exhibition: Van Gogh in Auvers.

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.

In 2023 the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam organized a “once in a lifetime” exhibition of works by Johannes Vermeer — one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age.

This was the most visited exposition in the history of the Rijksmuseum, which opened its doors in 1885.

Gedogen is a Dutch word used for a situation or activity that technically is illegal, but actively tolerated by the government.

A prime example of is the Netherlands’ tolerance policy toward cannabis cafe’s (known here as ‘coffeeshops’).