Self-guided walking tour
Amsterdam Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 4.5 hours, 9 stops)
9 stops in walking order through Amsterdam, from Anne Frank Huis to Van Gogh Museum: 3.7 km on foot, about 45 min of walking, 4 h 25 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Amsterdam Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 4 h 25 min
- Distance
- 3.7 km
- Walking
- 45 min
- Stops
- 9
The stops, in walking order
Anne Frank Huis
The Anne Frank House is a museum built around the concealed rooms where Anne Frank and her family hid during the Nazi occupation.
1 min walk · 70 m
Westerkerk
A Reformed church designed by Hendrick de Keyser and completed during the seventeenth century.
8 min walk · 640 m
Koninklijk Paleis
The Royal Palace on Dam Square began as Amsterdam’s city hall before becoming a royal residence in 1808.
2 min walk · 150 m
Dam
Amsterdam’s historic town square, framed by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
6 min walk · 550 m
Begijnhof
A medieval inner court of historic Amsterdam town houses, still home to the Catholic Miracle Church and the English Reformed Church.
5 min walk · 410 m
Bloemenmarkt
Amsterdam’s floating flower market, arranged along the Singel canal in greenhouse-like structures over the water.
17 min walk · 1.4 km
Rijksmuseum
A national museum dedicated to Dutch art and history, housed in Pierre Cuypers’s building.
4 min walk · 330 m
Van Gogh Museum
A picture gallery devoted to Vincent van Gogh and his artistic circle.
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- HighlightsDam and the Old Centre1 h 45 min · 6 stops · 1.2 kmSee the walk
- Food & DrinkDe Pijp – Croquettes, Beer and the Albert Cuyp Market1 h 45 min · 5 stops · 2.7 kmSee the walk
- Hidden GemsHidden Churches, Cats and Jenever2 h 15 min · 6 stops · 2.9 kmSee the walk
- Local LifeThe Jordaan and Westerpark2 h 55 min · 6 stops · 3.3 kmSee the walk
- HistoryRembrandt's Amsterdam and the Plantage3 h · 7 stops · 2.2 kmSee the walk
- Art & MuseumsMuseum Quarter and Vondelpark3 h 55 min · 6 stops · 3.5 kmSee the walk
- WaterfrontAcross the IJ – Harbour, Towers and Maritime Amsterdam4 h 25 min · 7 stops · 5.0 kmSee the walk
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