When the weather is nice, you can paddle in the shallow pond behind the Rijksmuseum (and when it freezes you can ice skate there). And if it rains and storms? Well, just go to the building next to it. The 125-year-old Zuiderbad is one of …
Hansje en Grietje (Hansel and Gretel), which is opposite the entrance to the Rijksmuseum, has been serving pancakes for nearly 150 years to hungry museum visitors. They must be doing something right. To make sure you have a table, make a reservation.
A beautifully designed English garden, with art, historical artifacts (such as the arch around the corner on the western side of the museum) and even a little pond. The garden of Rijksmuseum is free to visit and a great place to enjoy a stroll or …
Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer and Frans Hals are some of the greatest painters of the 17th century. You can see their most famous works in the Gallery of Honour on the second floor of Rijksmuseum. All Dutch 18th and 19th century art (including paintings …
Museum Square and Oud-Zuid (the Old South) are a magnificent centre of culture… and children’s activities. The houses here are not as old as those on the Canal Ring and Oudezijds, but are equally beautiful. The original city centre was built in the 16th and 17th century but these other parts of …
