Western Europe · Netherlands

Amsterdam

City Weekend difficulty: Easy with kids: yes

The city of canals, with narrow, leaning houses, more bicycles than cars and bridges everywhere. You get around by boat, by bike or on foot along its rings of water.

With kids

Tour the canals in a glass-roofed boat
Count the bicycles parked on a single bridge (hundreds!)
Look for the most crooked and narrow houses in the city
See the paintings and play at copying the poses at the Rijksmuseum

Accessibility: All ages — watch out for the bikes, they rule here

With family

Rent bikes and pedal as a family like the Dutch
Visit the NEMO science museum and go up to its rooftop terrace
Stroll the floating flower market beside the canal
Go to the windmills of Zaanse Schans, on the outskirts, in the same day

Full listing, routes and recommendations at Mi País — Amsterdam. ← All destinations