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Amsterdam
A UNESCO canal ring the city is actively trying to spread people away from.
Amsterdam is a seventeenth-century canal system with three world-class museums inside it, and a tourism policy openly aimed at redistributing visitors across the wider metropolitan area. The cycling infrastructure is not a novelty here — it is the fastest way to move around.
around 10 million overnight visitors and nearly 23 million overnight stays2024
Worth the trip in Amsterdam
- Rijksmuseum
- Van Gogh Museum
- Anne Frank House
- The canal ring (UNESCO)
- Vondelpark
- RAI Amsterdam
- Best months
- April–May and September–November
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How we verifySources
- iamsterdam.comEditorial
- onderzoek.amsterdam.nlBest months
- cbs.nlScale
Last checked 2026-08-27