Top 5 Must-See Activities in Amsterdam

These are the most famous Amsterdam tourist attractions & sight tours which sees thousands and millions of visitors each year:


Best Fun & Unusual Things to Do in Amsterdam

Are you a fun seeker on a visit to Amsterdam and you seems not to get where and when to have fun? Don’t worry, though Amsterdam is a flat city with no much high towers or buildings but there is way more fun-filled activity to do here than just cycling around, visiting the red-light district and chattering a boat on the canals. Many Unusual and fun-filled events are all hidden in this beautiful city, it takes a good researcher to get these activities.

So join us as we go down the list of 15 unusual and fun-filled activities to do in Amsterdam.

Fun Things To Do In Amsterdam

Unusual Things to Do in Amsterdam

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Spend your night at Leidseplein

One of the fun filled activities you shouldn’t miss is to spend more than one night in Leidseplein, because Leidseplein has so much to offer, it’s hard to see everything in one short trip. From the attraction as the square gets illuminated with colourful light when the sun goes down; to the nightclubs that serves as live venues that host some of the world's best musicians and artists.

Chess lovers would also find Leidseplein a fun...

Amsterdam Private Food Tour with Local Including 6 or 10 Tastings

1. Amsterdam Private Food Tour with Local Including 6 or 10 Tastings

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  • The best Dutch and international treats in Amsterdam with stops at a family restaurant and Albert Cuyp Market.
  • Three-hour private tour covering all the flavors that have influenced the Dutch cuisine.
  • Mouth-watering Dutch snacks from sweet to salty.
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Von Gogh Museum

One of the unusual activities to be done in Netherlands as a whole on a visit is Reading and Viewing Von Gogh's astonishing works. Von Gogh is one of the world most respected iconic artists of all time, born in Zudert (Netherlands), isn’t it amazing that an entire museum is dedicated to his life and his work. Surprisingly, it is amazing to know that this museum houses 400 drawings, 200 paintings and 700 letters by Vincent Von Gogh. Grab...

Amsterdam Pizza Dinner Cruise Including Drinks

2. Amsterdam Pizza Dinner Cruise Including Drinks

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  • A picturesque ricer cruise and a unique dining experience.
  • An opportunity to combine sightseeing and enjoying tasty food.
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Artis Royal Zoo

Another fun-filled event in Amsterdam is a visit to the oldest Zoo in Holland. It is always fun-filled to view caged animals perform through a well-protected and guided tour in a Zoo, and no doubt this Zoo in Amsterdam provides the best of it. With more than 900 different species of animals, 200 different types of trees, this zoo provides the best of its kind experience. Something unusual and about this Zoo is the availability of an Aquarium,...

Amsterdam Private Boat Trip with Pizza and Unlimited Drinks

3. Amsterdam Private Boat Trip with Pizza and Unlimited Drinks

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  • Private pizza cruise for 1,5 hours on the famous canals. Discover Amsterdam with your group and make a unique tour with pizza and drinks on the canals. The local skipper/guide will let you see the best hotspots of the...
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360 degree view at Canvas

Isn’t it amazing to have a 360 degree view of Amsterdam through glass walls and rooftop terrace? Located on the 7th floor of a former Newspaper building in the Industrial east of Amsterdam is Canvas giving an unusual view of the city.

Apart from getting beautiful views from the 7th floor, you can also do some little dancing on the terrace with your spouse. Also, there lies a bar, the serve is good, formal and friendly and the menu...

Private Boat Tour Amsterdam - 90 Min incl. welcome drink on historic saloon boat

4. Private Boat Tour Amsterdam - 90 Min incl. welcome drink on historic saloon boat

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  • Private boat tour Amsterdam on a historic luxury boat. The boat is one of a few which has the floating monument status in Amsterdam. Due to its unique historic character, built in 1912, earlier serving as a passenger transport boat between East and West Germany, this boat has unique history.

    Unlike other private boat tour Amsterdam...
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VR Game House Amsterdam

Oops!!! We bring you the highest fun-filled activities in Amsterdam. Apart from canals, museums, and bus tour activities, the Virtual Reality Gamehouse right in the center near Dan Square is also on our list of the unusual things (filled with fun to do) in Amsterdam.

Enjoy the fun as you play games in Amsterdam's first Virtual Reality Gamehouse, there you play games like boxing, running, wrestling, motor driving, Adventure games, VR...

Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Amsterdam Private Tour

5. Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Amsterdam Private Tour

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  • This is not just another city tour; this is the best of Amsterdam from a unique perspective! Get to know Amsterdam on a city tour that gives you the perfect overview, with city highlights, hidden gems, storytelling, and a local treat - this tour has it all!

    Forget about big touristy groups and the crowds; it's time to see Amsterdam at its...
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Labyrinth Cocktail Bar

Are you looking for a fun-filled Cocktail Bar? Then Labyrinth is the answer to your quest. This lively multi-functional venue serves cocktails that are inspired by great works of poetry and literature. Isn’t that interesting?

Guests enjoy delicious soul food while listening to poets, storytellers and spoken word artists perform their works, this place is truly blessed. This fun-filled Bar is one which you should be prepared to visit...

Amsterdam 4-Course Dinner Cruise

6. Amsterdam 4-Course Dinner Cruise

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  • Learn about Amsterdam and its top attractions on a 2-hour evening canal cruise with onboard commentary plus a 4-course dinner! Cruise around town while hearing tales of city sights like the Anne Frank House. As the sun goes down over sights such as Bloemenmarkt, Amsterdam’s vibrant flower market, enjoy a delicious 4-course dinner with...
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Relaxing at Strandzuid

Want to have your fun-filled hangout with family and friends? Then go for Strandzuid Beach, it is one of those urban beaches in Amsterdam but it is uniquely structured and it is a comfy sun-bathing spot. The Sandy beach provide a nice hangout spot for a relaxing having a drink in one hand and you can also go for a little ping-pong match with your friends.

Located in the southern part of the city between Amsterdam RAI and the Beautrix...

Guided Day Trip from Amsterdam - Volendam, Marken and Windmills

7. Guided Day Trip from Amsterdam - Volendam, Marken and Windmills

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  • Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical Dutch countryside outside the capital. You'll drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages, and witness traditional crafts from days gone by.

    The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous...
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Have a unique Nude Beach Experience at Zandvoort

One of the unusual activities people don’t really take note of is visiting one the city’s nude beach. It is always fun-filled for first time visitors of Nude beaches because they got to enjoy the warmth of nature on their naked bodies.

Nude beaches usually have less services to offer than textile beaches but the large Zandvoort nude Beach offers you the opportunity to feel the nature nakedly. Unlike every other, Zangvoort beach...

Amsterdam 1-Hour Sightseeing Canal Cruise by Semi-Open Boat

8. Amsterdam 1-Hour Sightseeing Canal Cruise by Semi-Open Boat

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  • Enjoy a brand new type of cruise boat which offers you the comfort of a large canal cruise boat. When the weather is fine, the partially open roof will allow you to enjoy an open boat experience. In the event that the weather is not so favorable however, the boat can be comfortably closed, still ensuring a spectacular view. The boats run on solar...
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Visit Huis Marseille

Are you a photographer, and you want to learn more in your hobby? Oh my God, Amsterdam provides you to have the best view of expertized photography work. Huis Marseille is the first museum in Amsterdam to be dedicated completely to photography, isn’t the interesting? This is a new Museum but unusually fun-filled as you get to view over 5000 works of photography. The architectural design of the house is enough to mesmerize you into asking...

Heineken Experience Amsterdam and 1-Hour Canal Cruise

9. Heineken Experience Amsterdam and 1-Hour Canal Cruise

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  • Two of the best things in Amsterdam combined! A visit to the Heineken Experience and a fun boat trip through the famous canals are essential to the complete Amsterdam experience.

    Explore the Amsterdam Canal Ring while listening to the audio guide. Pass by famous landmarks such as the Bloemenmarkt, Red Light District and the...
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SWING on Europe’s Highest Swing

Do you want to have a complete fearless fun- filled event in Amsterdam? Then you’ve got to swing here. Located on the A’DAM Tower is a giant swing on the edge in almost 200 meters height, it provides a good view of the city as you are strapped to this swing. Viewing the Flat-Shaped Amsterdam city also comes with fun on this viewpoint because you will be pushed front and back having Amsterdam city below your feet, it only takes the...

Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam & 1-Hour Canal Cruise

10. Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam & 1-Hour Canal Cruise

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  • Combine a trip to the world-famous Van Gogh Museum with a spectacular one-hour cruise through the historic canal district! Enjoy passing the long line at the entrance to the Van Gogh Museum and fast-track access with your canal cruise. Even better, you'll enjoy a discount when you buy these tickets in this way compared to booking them...
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Have a Coffee Shop and Ganja Tour

This is one of the interesting fun-filled things to do in Amsterdam. It is good to know that Coffee shops in Amsterdam and Netherlands at large means a bar/café to smoke legal drugs so it is obviously a tour for 18+ and retired people. Enjoy the Fun as you mix with locals to have this fun-filled activity.

It is hard to find the best out of the over 250 coffee shops in Amsterdam, so in this directory you will find 10 of the most...

City Sightseeing Amsterdam Hop-On Hop-Off Boat

11. City Sightseeing Amsterdam Hop-On Hop-Off Boat

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  • There is no better way to see Amsterdam than on a hop-on hop-off boat! This will allow you to make unlimited use of the sightseeing boats that cruise through the historic canal district. You can hop on and off as often as you like and wherever you want, or just sit back and enjoy the tour. A GPS guide in several languages is available, which will...
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Lodge at the COCOMAMA Hotel

Are you thinking of where to stay in Amsterdam? Are you thinking of a fun-filled place to lodge in Amsterdam? Don’t go right or left, COCOMAMA is the perfect place for you to stay. It is the first boutique hotel in the city of Amsterdam. It is a Dutch-themed mixed-sex dorms and private rooms in a contemporary hostel with a guest kitchen.

This Hotel is the perfect place to lodge because apart from the beautiful interior décor and...

Red Light Secrets Museum Amsterdam & 1-Hour Canal Cruise

12. Red Light Secrets Museum Amsterdam & 1-Hour Canal Cruise

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  • Combine two of Amsterdam’s top highlights on a 1-hour canal cruise by luxury glass-topped canal boat, sailing past merchant houses and house boats. Red Light Secrets is the world’s first and only museum of prostitution. Even better, you'll enjoy a discount when you buy these tickets in this way compared to booking them...
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Visit the floating Flower Market

You wouldn’t want to miss this unusual and fun- filled place in Amsterdam. It is quite unusual because it is a Floating market, the only of its kind in the World. Isn’t that intriguing? The Bloemenmarkt as called by locals is founded in 1862 on Singel Canal between Muntplein and Koningsplein in the city’s southern canal belt.

It would be an offence on yourself if you visit Amsterdam without buying a flower in this floating Flower...

Amsterdam Wine and Cheese Evening Cruise

13. Amsterdam Wine and Cheese Evening Cruise

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  • The Wine & Cheese Cruise is the best way to explore Amsterdam’s beautiful historic canal district by night. Enjoy a special selection of traditional Dutch cheeses and charcuterie, try different wines and experience an unforgettable canal cruise tour of some of the city’s most iconic points of...
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Get drunk at the Ultimate Party Pub Crawl

There is more fun for Night lifers in Amsterdam because getting drunk at the Ultimate Party Pub Crawl is an experience you won’t forget in your life time. You and your friends can play the drinking game here and it would be fun capturing the fun-filled moments on your phone. If you are in Amsterdam, it is a must-to-do activity of having a crazy night in this Pub.

From Amsterdam Guided Keukenhof Countryside and Windmills Tour

14. From Amsterdam Guided Keukenhof Countryside and Windmills Tour

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  • Enjoy a Super Saver tour that combines the best of the Dutch countryside – windmills, fishing villages and flowering tulips – all in one day!

    With your guide, visit a clog maker in the windmill town of Zaanse Schans, and take a boat ride to the quaint fishing villages of Volendam and Marken to see cheese made the traditional...
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EasyLaughs in Amsterdam

There is nothing more fun-filled than having a Good Friday outing laughing your ass out in EasyLaughs. Enjoy the intriguing moments of fun as you watch improvised comedy at the CREA café.

Laughing they say increases lifespan, so don’t get serious all the time even if you are in Amsterdam for a serious business trip, land yourself straight away at the EASYLAUGHS on Friday and we know by the time you are out of this place, your...

Amsterdam 1 hour Canal Cruise from Central Station

15. Amsterdam 1 hour Canal Cruise from Central Station

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  • Step aboard a glass-topped sightseeing boat with this 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise, and see the city sights by water. Then, cruise along the city’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed canals to see the "skinny bridge" of Magere Brug, the affluent Golden Bend district, the Anne Frank House and more, as you learn about Amsterdam’s history from an...
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Conclusion

We believe this our guide of fun-filled events and activities to do in Amsterdam will give you an experience you won’t forget in your lifetime. And don’t forget to have your gallery updated in each of these fun-filled places and events. Wish you the best of fun as you follow our guide.

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