Shopping

Best spot for shopaholics:

Market

Best outdoor market:

Albert Cuyp Market

This outdoor market is one of the most famous in all of the Netherlands. This is the place to purchase new socks, fresh fruits and vegetables, a bicycle or any other item you might need... or want! Alongside the market, in the vibrant De Pijp neighborhood, you’ll find some excellent restaurants and cafés. For a real treat, be sure to stop into Bazaar, a restaurant housed in an old Moroccan church with very high ceilings.
Where: Bazaar, 182 Albert Cuypmarketstraat, Amsterdam, Tel: +31 (0)20 675 0544
Website: www.bazaramsterdam.nl

Comedy

Best comedy club:

Boom Chicago

Located at the famous, centrally located and very lively Leidseplein, the improvisational shows performed at Boom Chicago are undoubtedly some of the best in Europe. The talented American actors will leave you in stitches from laughing so hard. They have even appeared on MTV Europe and Comedy Central. The club salso erves dinner before the show – the food is just above average, but the laughs are on tall order. Don’t miss this place, we guarantee you won’t be disappointed!
Where: Boom Chicago, 12 Leidseplein, Amsterdam, Tel: +31 (0)20 423 0101.
Website: www.boomchicago.nl

Museum

Best non-art museum:

Amsterdam Historic Museum

If you love Amsterdam and are fascinated about how this “Venice of the North” came into being, then be sure not to miss the Amsterdam Historic Museum, which has permanent exhibitions as well as exciting temporary exhibits. You can also explore the multi-media exhibits that help explain how the city grew from a small village on the Amstel River to the cosmopolitan gem it has become. Did you know that most homes and buildings built in Amsterdam are built on wooden pilings driven deep into the soggy earth below? Learn about this and more at this informative museum.
Where: Amsterdam Historic Museum, 92 Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, Tel: +31 (0)20 523 1822.
Website: www.ahm.nl