Amsterdam

"Venice of the North"

Amsterdam CBI*
*cities beautiful index
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YOUR SCORE*
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Epiphany
77% 
Mentoring
85% 
Self Fulfillment
54% 
Elegance
54% 
Originality
62% 
Revelation
69% 
Grandeur
46% 
Selfhood
31% 
Chronicle
69% 
Kinship
62% 
Nature
54% 
Surety
39% 
Synergy
54% 
Dynamism
39% 
Sensation
39% 

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Principal Features

Oude Kerk (Old Church)
St. Nicholas (Sint-Nicolaaskerk)
Our Lord in the Attic (Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder)

Honorable Mentions

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Nieuwe Kerk
Westerkerk
Bible Museum (Bijbels Museum)
Portugese Synagoge

Principal Features

Rijksmuseum
Stedelijk Museum
Maritime Museum (Scheepvaartmuseum)

Honorable Mentions

Hermitage Amsterdam
Central Library (Openbare Bibliotheek)
Cobra Museum

Self-Fulfillment

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Principal Features

Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis)
Concertgebouw
Music Building on the IJ (Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ) Including Bimhuis

Honorable Mentions

Hôtel de Ville aka Stopera

Principal Features

Especially Noteworthy Canals/Streets -- Herengracht, Brouwersgracht, Keizersgracht, Oude Schans, etc.
Magna Plaza (Postkantoor)
Blue Bridge (Blauwbrug)

Honorable Mentions

Municipal Theatre (Stadsschouwburg)

Principal Features

Red Light District (De Wallen)
Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug)
Cinema Museum (Filmmuseum) aka Eye Film Institute

Honorable Mentions

De Gooyer Windmill (Molen De Gooyer)
Chess Square (Max Euweplein)

Principal Features

Van Gogh Museum
Museum Het Rembrandthuis
NEMO Science Center

Honorable Mentions

Musée des Tropiques aka Tropenmuseum
Photography Museums -- Foam, Huis Marseille Photography Museum, Museum Huis voor Fotografie Marseille

Principal Features

Grand Squares -- Dam, Rembrandtplein, Leidseplein, etc.
Central Station (Centraal Station)
Maison de la Navigation (Shipping House, Scheepvaarthuis)

Honorable Mentions

Berlage's Stock Exchange (Beurs van Berlage)

Principal Features

Westergasfabriek (Cultural Center)
The National Monument
Lifestyle Museums -- Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, Sexmuseum, Erotic Museum

Honorable Mentions

Emerging Artist Venues -- SMBA, De Appel, De Ateliers, etc.

Principal Features

Amsterdam History Museum
Beguine Community (Begijnhof)
Period Homes -- Museum Willet-Holthuysen, Museum Van Loon, Herengracht, n° 475*, Herengracht, n° 476*, The Cromhout Houses (Cromhouthuizen)

Honorable Mentions

Allard Pierson Museum
The Canal House (Museum Het Grachtenhuis)
Re-created History Scenes in Madame Tussauds

Principal Features

Anne Frank House (Anne Frankhuis)
Jewish Historical Museum (Joods Historich Museum)
Neighborhoods - Nieuwe Zijde, De Plantage, Jordaan, Hollandse Schouwburg, Leidsestraat, De Pijp, etc.

Honorable Mentions

Homomonument

Principal Features

Vondelpark
Artis - Royal Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium, etc.
Botanical Garden (Hortus Botanicus)

Honorable Mentions

Amsterdamse Bos
Westerpark

Principal Features

Resistance Museum(Verzetsmuseum)
Defensive Towers -- Mint Tower (Munttoren), Montelbaanstoren, Tower of Weeping Women (Schreierstoren)
St Anthony's Gate (St-Anthoniespoort aka Waag)

Honorable Mentions

Muiderpoort

Principal Features

Heineken Experience (Heineken-brouwerij)
Flower Market (Bloemenmarkt)
300+ Festivals Annually -- e.g., Amsterdam Open Air

Honorable Mentions

Holland Casino

Principal Features

Canal Tours By Boat
Canal Hop-On-Hop-Off Routes
Public Trams and Ferries (GVB)

Honorable Mentions

Bicycle Tours

Principal Features

Open Air Markets -- Albert Cuypmarkt, Nieuwmarkt, Vlooienmarkt, Antiekmarkt, Noordermarkt, etc.
Panoramas from Church Towers -- Westerkerk, Zuiderkerk, Oude Kerk
Tulip Museum

Honorable Mentions

Amsterdam Cheese Museum