Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 10.2 km
Ascend 97 m
Descend 92 m

Experience Amsterdam in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Amsterdam

Sight 1: Construction H-Balk Din 30

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The Construction H-Beam DIN 30 is a work of art in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: Constructie H-Balk DIN 30 (NL)

1097 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Erotica

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Erotica is a work of art in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: Erotica (Erwin de Vries) (NL)

222 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Barmhartige Samaritaan

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The Good Samaritan is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: De barmhartige Samaritaan (Gert ten Wolde) (NL)

805 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Sint-Josephkerk

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St. Joseph's Church is a former Roman Catholic parish church on the Erik de Roodestraat in Amsterdam Bos en Lommer. The building was used as a church from 1952 to 1990. Subsequently, it was used as a climbing gym from 1996 to 2012. After a period of vacancy, the building was squatted and became nationally known as De Vluchtkerk. Asylum seekers who had exhausted all legal remedies without a residence permit lived there. After their departure and another period of vacancy, the building was reopened as a children's playground in May 2016 after a renovation.

Wikipedia: Sint-Josephkerk (Amsterdam) (NL)

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Potkachel

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The potstove is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: De potkachel (NL)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Wolk

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Wolk is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam-West. It is a creation of Han Schuil from 2003. The title was given by the municipality of Amsterdam; the artist did not give his work any titles until 2008, according to Het Parool.

Wikipedia: Wolk (beeld) (NL)

466 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Jeruzalemkerk

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The Jerusalem Church is a Protestant church building on the Jan Maijenstraat in the West district of Amsterdam, in the De Baarsjes district, near the Mercatorplein.

Wikipedia: Jeruzalemkerk (Amsterdam) (NL), Website

496 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Erasmuspark

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The Erasmuspark is a city park in Amsterdam-West. It is also the name of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Wikipedia: Erasmuspark (NL)

475 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Wachterliedplantsoen

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The Wachterliedplantsoen is a public park in the West district of Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam. The park, which was created in the early 1950s, is located between the Egidiusstraat (west), the Reinaert de Vosstraat (north), the Heer Halewijnstraat (east) and the Erasmusgracht (south). There is a pedestrian bridge over the canal to the Erasmus Park.

Wikipedia: Wachterliedplantsoen (NL)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Orso

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Orso is a sculpture in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Orso (NL)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Vierwindstrekenbrug

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Vierwindstrekenbrug

The Four Winds Bridge is a fixed bridge in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Vierwindstrekenbrug (NL)

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: De Krommert

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De Krommert

De Krommert is a neighborhood in Amsterdam's West district, named after the De Krommert waterway.

Wikipedia: De Krommert (NL)

1400 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 13: De Otter

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De Otter is a paltrok mill in Amsterdam, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As all Dutch paltrok mills it is a windpowered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 1198.

Wikipedia: De Otter, Amsterdam (EN)

661 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 14: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen

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Frederik Hendrikplantsoen is a park in Amsterdam West, on the edge of the Jordaan in one of the greenest historic neighbourhoods of Amsterdam. The park is located in the Frederik Hendrikbuurt Neighbourhood and has recently undergone extensive investment and redevelopment in consultation with the local community. It is notable for its sculpture group 'De Stam' or 'The Tribe' by Atelier van Lieshout.

Wikipedia: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen (EN)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Volksvrouw

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Volksvrouw is a sculpture by the artist Henk Henriët.

Wikipedia: Volksvrouw (NL)

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Bevrijdingslinde

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Bevrijdingslinde

Liberation lime tree of the Jordaan children is a war memorial in the centre of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Bevrijdingslinde van de Jordaankinderen (NL)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Heilige Nikolaas van Myrakerk

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Heilige Nikolaas van Myrakerk

The Tichelkerk or Tichel is a church building on the corner of the Lijnbaansgracht and the Tichelstraat in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam. It was built in 1912 as a Roman Catholic St. Anthony's Church. In 2005 it became the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas of Myra. In the same year, the building was designated a municipal monument. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the parish seceded from the Moscow Patriarchate and joined the Orthodox Archdiocese of Belgium, Exarchate of the Netherlands and Luxembourg under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Wikipedia: H. Nicolaas van Myrakerk (Amsterdam) (NL)

507 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: Noorderkerk

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The Noorderkerk is a 17th-century Protestant church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Noorderkerk is located along Prinsengracht canal, on Noordermarkt square. The church is used for Dutch Reformed Church services and is also used regularly for classical music concerts.

Wikipedia: Noorderkerk (EN)

500 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: West-Indische Huisbrug

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273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: The Catboat

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De Poezenboot is an Amsterdam animal shelter for cats. It is located on a houseboat on the Singel. The Poezenboot takes in stray cats and rehomes them. A number of the cats roam freely on the boat, which is open to visitors. At peak times, the Poezenboot houses about 60 cats.

Wikipedia: De Poezenboot (Amsterdam) (NL), Website

1091 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 21: Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam

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Canal Ring Area of AmsterdamSergey Galyonkin from Berlin, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht. From the Brouwersgracht, the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river.

Wikipedia: Grachtengordel (EN), Website

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