Map of Amsterdam: Canal Ring, Neighbourhoods and Day Trips

Almost everything inside the canal ring is a short walk apart, which is why a map matters more here than a timetable: the distances are small and the water decides the route. The museum quarter sits southwest of the centre, the districts across the IJ are a free ferry away, and the day trips start where the trams stop.

Amsterdam on a Live Map

The live map below centres on the canal ring, with Centraal and the IJ ferries at the top of the frame and the museum quarter at the bottom. Zoom out for the day trips.

Where the Things to Do in Amsterdam Sit, Canal Ring to Day Trips

The maps here are drawn at more than one zoom level, because the centre and the farthest day trips are not usefully shown at the same scale. The water and the coastline are real geography read from OpenStreetMap, not a sketch, and every pin opens the page for that place, so you can jump from a neighbourhood to a day trip without losing your bearings.

Where the day starts, and the thirty-four mapped points around it A true-scale plot of 35 real coordinates read from OpenStreetMap, north upwards. Dam Square is the ringed point. Every other point is one mapped place, coloured by which set it belongs to and numbered to match the cards below. The grid squares are 2 km across. Ten points sit within a few metres of a neighbour, so they have been nudged apart just far enough to stay readable. A dashed line runs back to the true position. Distances on the cards are straight-line figures between the mapped coordinates, not road distances and not walking times. Rijksmuseum, mapped point 11 Van Gogh Museum, mapped point 22 Anne Frank House, mapped point 33 Stedelijk Museum, mapped point 44 Moco Museum, mapped point 55 Rembrandt House, mapped point 66 NEMO Science Museum, mapped point 77 Eye Filmmuseum, mapped point 88 Scheepvaartmuseum, mapped point 99 Heineken Experience, mapped point 1010 Royal Palace, mapped point 1111 Westerkerk, mapped point 1212 Oude Kerk, mapped point 1313 Begijnhof, mapped point 1414 Magere Brug, mapped point 1515 Centraal Station, mapped point 1616 Portuguese Synagogue, mapped point 1717 De Gooyer Windmill, mapped point 1818 A'DAM Lookout, mapped point 1919 Vondelpark, mapped point 2020 Hortus Botanicus, mapped point 2121 Artis Royal Zoo, mapped point 2222 Albert Cuyp Market, mapped point 2323 Bloemenmarkt, mapped point 2424 Foodhallen, mapped point 2525 Jordaan, mapped point 2626 De Pijp, mapped point 2727 Red Light District, mapped point 2828 Museum Quarter, mapped point 2929 NDSM Wharf, mapped point 3030 The Plantage, mapped point 3131 Oud-West, mapped point 3232 Westerpark, mapped point 3333 Eastern Docklands, mapped point 3434 Dam Square
  • North is up. The bar on the map shows 1 km.
  • Swipe the map sideways to reach the outermost points.
  • Canals, water, roads and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Coastline, waterways and borders on the maps above come from OpenStreetMap contributors, used under the Open Database Licence. Place positions are OpenStreetMap's own. A numbered badge is nudged clear of its neighbours where two places sit almost on top of each other; the small dot on the leader line is the real spot.

Filter the Things to Do in Amsterdam by Kind, Price and Time

Every figure in this table comes from the operator's own listing: the rating, the review count, the stated duration. Where the operator gives no price, the live listing is the authority, and that is where you book.

Kind of thing to do
What the listing includes

Inclusion labels come from each operator's own listing title, so they narrow the list rather than promise anything: a tour without a label may still include it. Prices are the from-price on the live listing and move with date and party size.

Showing all 61 things to do, most reviewed first.

What it isKindStarts fromTime neededFromRating
Van Gogh Museum Ticket Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $31 ★ 4.7 57,096
Heineken Experience, Rooftop Option Food, Drink and Tasting Amsterdam 1h 30m $23 ★ 4.6 39,581
Classic Saloon, Drinks Included Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $19.56 ★ 4.8 33,435
Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $31 ★ 4.7 33,205
Luxury Cruise, Drinks And Bites Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $23.13 ★ 4.9 31,736
Saloon Boat With Cheese Option Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $16 ★ 4.6 31,369
Unlimited Drinks Canal Cruise Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $23 ★ 4.5 26,504
Evening City Lights Cruise Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h 30m $21 ★ 4.4 23,214
Three Docks, One Hour Cruise Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $15 ★ 4.3 21,335
Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken Day Trips From Amsterdam Zaanse Schans 5h 30m $34 ★ 4.5 20,839
Ninety Minutes, All Inclusive Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h 30m $29.65 ★ 4.9 18,656
Anne Frank Story, One Hour Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h $22 ★ 4.8 15,104
Madame Tussauds Ticket Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam Not stated $19 ★ 4.5 13,141
Moco Museum, Banksy Included Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $20 ★ 4.3 11,775
Johan Cruijff ArenA Stadium Tour Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam 1h 15m $32 ★ 4.6 9,968
Smoke And Lounge Boat Cruise Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $25 ★ 4.7 9,862
Klimt Exhibition Entry Ticket Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $20 ★ 4.7 9,566
Most Reviewed Free City Walk Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.9 9,527
Red Light District, Small Group Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h 30m $26 ★ 4.9 9,142
Royal Palace With Audio Guide Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam Not stated $15 ★ 4.7 9,124
Small Group, Local Guide Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $23.06 ★ 5.0 6,546
ARTIS Royal Zoo Entry Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam Not stated $34 ★ 4.6 6,243
Local Guide, Bar And Bites Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $26 ★ 4.7 6,128
Three Hour City Bike Tour Bike Tours Amsterdam 3h $42 ★ 4.7 5,890
Edam Cheese, Windmills, Marken Day Trips From Amsterdam Zaanse Schans 6h 30m $45 ★ 4.8 5,559
A'DAM Lookout, Drink Included Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam Not stated $24 ★ 4.6 5,109
Sunset Cruise, Drinks Optional Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h $23 ★ 4.8 4,737
Anne Frank Walk, Small Group Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h $33 ★ 4.9 4,680
Red Light, Coffee Shops Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h $27 ★ 4.7 4,541
City Card With Transport City Passes and Multi-Entry Amsterdam Not stated $78 ★ 4.3 4,349
Flight Experience Over Holland Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam 1h $26 ★ 4.8 4,207
Essential Introductory Walk Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h 30m $5.81 ★ 4.9 4,166
Rembrandt House Museum Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $23 ★ 4.7 3,753
NEMO Science Museum Ticket Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $25 ★ 4.4 3,410
Dungeon Entrance Ticket Landmarks and Viewpoints Amsterdam 1h $22 ★ 4.7 3,202
Pizza Cruise, Unlimited Drinks Canal Cruises Amsterdam 1h 30m $40 ★ 4.5 3,046
Clogs And Cheese, Small Group Day Trips From Amsterdam Zaanse Schans 3h 30m $50 ★ 4.7 2,868
Two Hours, Small Group, Snacks Canal Cruises Amsterdam 2h $71.09 ★ 4.9 2,841
Rotterdam, Delft, The Hague Day Trips From Amsterdam Rotterdam 9h $63 ★ 4.2 2,642
Essential Walk, Adults Only Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.9 2,496
STRAAT Street Art Museum Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $24 ★ 4.8 2,441
Bruges Day Trip, Boat And Beer Day Trips From Amsterdam Bruges 12h $47 ★ 4.4 2,375
Stedelijk Modern Art Museum Museums and Galleries Amsterdam 2h $26 ★ 4.4 1,850
Countryside Windmill Bike Ride Bike Tours Countryside outside Amsterdam 4h $52.06 ★ 4.8 1,674
Jewish Quarter And WWII Story Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h Free, tip based ★ 4.9 1,364
Keukenhof Tulips And Windmills Day Trips From Amsterdam Keukenhof and Zaanse Schans 9h $107 ★ 4.6 1,337
Ten Tastings, Food And Culture Food, Drink and Tasting Amsterdam 3h 30m $92 ★ 5.0 1,157
Giethoorn, Volendam, Windmills Day Trips From Amsterdam Giethoorn 10h $161 ★ 4.8 812
Red Light District Uncovered Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.9 635
Giethoorn Guided Day Trip Day Trips From Amsterdam Giethoorn Not stated $100.80 ★ 4.8 575
City History, Origins Onward Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h 45m Free, tip based ★ 4.7 229
STRAAT Museum Admission Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated $25.45 ★ 4.8 222
Sightseeing Bus Pass And Cruise City Passes and Multi-Entry Amsterdam Not stated ★ 4.3 193
Red Light History And Secrets Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.8 144
Anne Frank Footsteps Walk Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.9 133
Four Villages, Seven Hours Day Trips From Amsterdam Zaanse Schans 7h $41.38 ★ 4.7 127
City Origins, Two Hours Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h Free, tip based ★ 4.8 113
Medieval City Walls Walk Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 1h 30m Free, tip based ★ 4.8 70
Upside Down Museum Ticket Museums and Galleries Amsterdam Not stated ★ 4.1 14
City Centre Free Walk Free Walking Tours Amsterdam 2h Free, tip based ★ 4.8 4
Tulips, Windmills And Cheese Day Trips From Amsterdam Keukenhof and Zaanse Schans 9h $198 ★ 5.0 3

When you have your bearings, the homepage shortlist is the fastest cut through the whole roster, the areas hub breaks the city down neighbourhood by neighbourhood, and the day-trips hub gathers the longer routes out of the city.

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