Map Of Amsterdam: Canal Ring, Neighbourhoods And Day Trips

Almost everything inside the canal ring is a short walk apart, which is why a map matters more here than a timetable: the distances are small and the water decides the route. The museum quarter sits southwest of the centre, the districts across the IJ are a free ferry away, and the day trips start where the trams stop.

Amsterdam On A Live Map

The live map below centres on the canal ring, with Centraal and the IJ ferries at the top of the frame and the museum quarter at the bottom. Zoom out for the day trips.

Where The Things To Do In Amsterdam Sit, Canal Ring To Day Trips

The maps here are drawn at more than one zoom level, because the centre and the farthest day trips are not usefully shown at the same scale. The water and the coastline are real geography read from OpenStreetMap, not a sketch, and every pin opens the page for that place, so you can jump from a neighbourhood to a day trip without losing your bearings.

Loading the map. Every place is also listed below.

Click the map to zoom with the scroll wheel. Numbers match the list.

Coastline, waterways and borders on the maps above come from OpenStreetMap contributors, used under the Open Database Licence. Place positions are OpenStreetMap's own. A numbered badge is nudged clear of its neighbours where two places sit almost on top of each other; the small dot on the leader line is the real spot.

Filter The Things To Do In Amsterdam By Kind, Price And Time

Every figure in this table comes from the operator's own listing: the rating, the review count, the stated duration. Where the operator gives no price, the live listing is the authority, and that is where you book.

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Inclusion labels come from each operator's own listing title, so they narrow the list rather than promise anything: a tour without a label may still include it. Prices are the from-price on the live listing and move with date and party size.

Showing all 65 things to do, most reviewed first.

What it is	Kind	Starts from	Time needed	From	Rating
Van Gogh Museum Ticket	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$31	★ 4.7 57,096
Heineken Experience, Rooftop Option	Food, Drink and Tasting	Amsterdam	1h 30m	$23	★ 4.6 39,581
Classic Saloon, Drinks Included	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$19.56	★ 4.8 33,435
Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$31	★ 4.7 33,205
Luxury Cruise, Drinks And Bites	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$23.13	★ 4.9 31,736
Saloon Boat With Cheese Option	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$16	★ 4.6 31,369
Unlimited Drinks Canal Cruise	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$23	★ 4.5 26,504
Evening City Lights Cruise	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h 30m	$21	★ 4.4 23,214
Three Docks, One Hour Cruise	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$15	★ 4.3 21,335
Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Zaanse Schans	5h 30m	$34	★ 4.5 20,839
Ninety Minutes, All Inclusive	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h 30m	$29.65	★ 4.9 18,656
Anne Frank Story, One Hour	Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h	$22	★ 4.8 15,104
Madame Tussauds Ticket	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	Not stated	$19	★ 4.5 13,141
Moco Museum, Banksy Included	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$20	★ 4.3 11,775
Johan Cruijff ArenA Stadium Tour	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	1h 15m	$32	★ 4.6 9,968
Smoke And Lounge Boat Cruise	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$25	★ 4.7 9,862
Klimt Exhibition Entry Ticket	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$20	★ 4.7 9,566
Most Reviewed Free City Walk	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h 30m	Free, tip based	★ 4.9 9,527
Red Light District, Small Group	Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h 30m	$26	★ 4.9 9,142
Royal Palace With Audio Guide	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	Not stated	$15	★ 4.7 9,124
Small Group, Local Guide	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$23.06	★ 5.0 6,546
ARTIS Royal Zoo Entry	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	Not stated	$34	★ 4.6 6,243
Local Guide, Bar And Bites	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$26	★ 4.7 6,128
Three Hour City Bike Tour	Bike Tours	Amsterdam	3h	$42	★ 4.7 5,890
Edam Cheese, Windmills, Marken	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Zaanse Schans	6h 30m	$45	★ 4.8 5,559
A'DAM Lookout, Drink Included	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	Not stated	$24	★ 4.6 5,109
Stroopwafel Baking Workshop	Food, Drink and Tasting	Amsterdam	45m	$22	★ 4.8 5,012
Sunset Cruise, Drinks Optional	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h	$23	★ 4.8 4,737
Anne Frank Walk, Small Group	Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h	$33	★ 4.9 4,680
Red Light, Coffee Shops	Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h	$27	★ 4.7 4,541
City Card With Transport	City Passes and Multi-Entry	Amsterdam	Not stated	$78	★ 4.3 4,349
Flight Experience Over Holland	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	1h	$26	★ 4.8 4,207
Essential Introductory Walk	Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h 30m	$5.81	★ 4.9 4,166
Rembrandt House Museum	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$23	★ 4.7 3,753
NEMO Science Museum Ticket	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$25	★ 4.4 3,410
Dungeon Entrance Ticket	Landmarks and Viewpoints	Amsterdam	1h	$22	★ 4.7 3,202
Pizza Cruise, Unlimited Drinks	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h 30m	$40	★ 4.5 3,046
Clogs And Cheese, Small Group	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Zaanse Schans	3h 30m	$50	★ 4.7 2,868
Two Hours, Small Group, Snacks	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	2h	$71.09	★ 4.9 2,841
Rotterdam, Delft, The Hague	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Rotterdam	9h	$63	★ 4.2 2,642
Essential Walk, Adults Only	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h 30m	Free, tip based	★ 4.9 2,496
STRAAT Street Art Museum	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$24	★ 4.8 2,441
Bruges Day Trip, Boat And Beer	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Bruges	12h	$47	★ 4.4 2,375
Stedelijk Modern Art Museum	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	2h	$26	★ 4.4 1,850
Countryside Windmill Bike Ride	Bike Tours	Countryside outside Amsterdam	4h	$52.06	★ 4.8 1,674
Heated Boat, Waffle And Cocoa	Canal Cruises	Amsterdam	1h 15m		★ 4.5 1,381
Jewish Quarter And WWII Story	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h	Free, tip based	★ 4.9 1,364
Keukenhof Tulips And Windmills	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Keukenhof and Zaanse Schans	9h	$107	★ 4.6 1,337
Henri Willig Cheese Tasting	Food, Drink and Tasting	Amsterdam	1h 40m	$22	★ 4.7 1,225
Ten Tastings, Food And Culture	Food, Drink and Tasting	Amsterdam	3h 30m	$92	★ 5.0 1,157
Giethoorn, Volendam, Windmills	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Giethoorn	10h	$161	★ 4.8 812
Cheese And Wine Tasting	Food, Drink and Tasting	Amsterdam	45m		★ 4.7 795
Red Light District Uncovered	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h 30m	Free, tip based	★ 4.9 635
Giethoorn Guided Day Trip	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Giethoorn	Not stated	$100.80	★ 4.8 575
City History, Origins Onward	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h 45m	Free, tip based	★ 4.7 229
STRAAT Museum Admission	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated	$25.45	★ 4.8 222
Sightseeing Bus Pass And Cruise	City Passes and Multi-Entry	Amsterdam	Not stated		★ 4.3 193
Red Light History And Secrets	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h 30m	Free, tip based	★ 4.8 144
Anne Frank Footsteps Walk	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h 30m	Free, tip based	★ 4.9 133
Four Villages, Seven Hours	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Zaanse Schans	7h	$41.38	★ 4.7 127
City Origins, Two Hours	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h	Free, tip based	★ 4.8 113
Medieval City Walls Walk	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	1h 30m	Free, tip based	★ 4.8 70
Upside Down Museum Ticket	Museums and Galleries	Amsterdam	Not stated		★ 4.1 14
City Centre Free Walk	Free Walking Tours	Amsterdam	2h	Free, tip based	★ 4.8 4
Tulips, Windmills And Cheese	Day Trips From Amsterdam	Keukenhof and Zaanse Schans	9h	$198	★ 5.0 3

When you have your bearings, the homepage shortlist is the fastest cut through the whole roster, the areas hub breaks the city down neighbourhood by neighbourhood, and the day-trips hub gathers the longer routes out of the city.

See the Amsterdam shortlist