Amsterdam Things to Do

Vondelpark is Amsterdam’s largest and most visited park. As well as duck ponds, cycle paths and excellent cafes, many of them very kid-friendly, it has the city’s Filmmuseum and also an Open Air Theater.

During summer, the Open Air Theater holds performances from June through August. This year the season runs from June 3rd until August 19th, 2012 with performances on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In addition from August 31st to September 2nd there will be three special dance projects on the stage.

If you can handle the cold, January is one of the best times of the year to visit Amsterdam. This is the time of year you’ll find the fewest tourists on the narrow streets and many of the 1,200-odd bridges criss-crossing the 160 or so canals are festooned with lights to counter the dark winter months.