Self-guided walking tour
Amsterdam Walking Tour: The Jordaan and Westerpark (about 3 hours, 6 stops)
6 stops in walking order through Amsterdam, from De Poezenboot to Westerpark: 3.3 km on foot, about 39 min of walking, 2 h 55 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 “The Jordaan and Westerpark”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 2 h 55 min
- Distance
- 3.3 km
- Walking
- 39 min
- Stops
- 6
The stops, in walking order
De Poezenboot
A cat shelter afloat on a houseboat along the Singel, taking in stray cats and helping them find new homes.
7 min walk · 600 m
Embassy of the Free Mind
The Embassy of the Free Mind occupies Amsterdam’s historic House with the Heads, where carved Roman deities adorn the façade.
7 min walk · 580 m
Electric Ladyland
An Amsterdam museum in the Jordaan devoted to art, minerals, and manufactured objects that fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
7 min walk · 540 m
Karthuizerhof
A historic courtyard built for women with limited means, with four wings arranged around an open court.
2 min walk · 200 m
Jordaan
An Amsterdam neighbourhood marked by canals, an irregular street plan, historic façades, and hidden hofjes.
17 min walk · 1.4 km
Westerpark
Westerpark combines open polder landscape with the preserved buildings of the former Westergasfabriek.
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- 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
- 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
- HighlightsThe Essentials4 h 25 min · 9 stops · 3.7 kmSee the walk
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