The Jordaan and Westerpark

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: De Poezenboot

   ~3 min here

   De Poezenboot is a cat shelter afloat on a houseboat along the Singel, where stray cats are taken in and matched with new homes.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Embassy of the Free Mind

   ~1 hr here

   The Embassy of the Free Mind is a museum, library, and meeting place for free thought, housed in Amsterdam’s historic House with the Heads.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Electric Ladyland

   ~1 hr here

   Electric Ladyland is a museum in Amsterdam’s Jordaan devoted to art, minerals, and manufactured objects that fluoresce under ultraviolet light.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Karthuizerhof

   ~3 min here

   Karthuizerhof is a historic courtyard of small homes, built in 1650 for widows and older unmarried women with limited means.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Jordaan

   ~3 min here

   Jordaan is a neighbourhood in Amsterdam, shaped by canals, narrow streets, and a history that reaches from working-class life to luxury.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Westerpark

   ~3 min here

   Westerpark is a public urban park in Amsterdam, where open polder landscape meets the surviving buildings of the former Westergasfabriek.

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