14 Tips for an Awesome Trip to Amsterdam

Amsterdam's canal-woven core is laced by atmospheric narrow lanes. You never know what you'll find: a tiny hidden garden; a boutique selling witty, stylized Dutch-designed homewares and fashion; a jewel-box-like jenever (Dutch gin) distillery; a flower stall filled with tulips in a rainbow of hues; an old monastery-turned-classical-music-venue; an ultra-niche restaurant such as an all-avocado specialist or one reinventing age-old Dutch classics.

Fringing the center, post-industrial buildings in up-and-coming neighborhoods now house creative enterprises, from art galleries to craft breweries and cutting-edge tech start-ups, as well as some of Europe's hottest clubs.

You can't walk a kilometer without bumping into a masterpiece in the city. The Van Gogh Museum hangs the world's largest collection by tortured native son Vincent.

A few blocks away, Vermeers, Rembrandts and other Golden Age treasures fill the glorious Rijksmuseum.

The Museum Het Rembrandthuis offers more of Rembrandt via his etching-packed studio, while the Stedelijk Museum counts Matisses and Mondrians among its modern stock.

And for blockbuster displays, the Hermitage Amsterdam delivers: the outpost of Russia's State Hermitage Museum sifts through its three-million-piece home trove to mount mega exhibitions.

Two-wheeling is a way of life here. It's how Amsterdammers commute to work, go to the shop and meet a date for dinner. Abundant bike-hire shops make it easy to gear up and take a spin.

If locals aren't on a bike, they may well be on the water. With its canals and massive harbor, this city reclaimed from the sea offers countless opportunities to drift.

Hop aboard a canal boat (preferably an open-air one) or one of the free ferries behind Centraal Station, or rent your own for a wind-in-your-hair ride.

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