Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in Amsterdam is one of six such museums worldwide. Other locations include New York, Las Vegas, Washington, DC, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London.
Wax replicas Brad Pitt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Lopez are all amongst the collection of celebrities and politicians featured in the luxurious, extravagant museum.
The statues look amazingly [...]
The Dutch culture is so appreciative of film that Amsterdam hosts three film festivals every year, each with a different focus. The Capoeira Film Festival celebrates the dance, music and martial arts of black Africans living in Brazil. All films at this three-day festival in January are shown in Portuguese with English subtitles.
The Amsterdam Fantastic [...]
Soccer, or futbol, is tremendously popular in the Netherlands. The beloved Ajax, Holland’s most famous futbol team, play in the Amsterdam Arena. Sports lovers will not want to miss this activity, which is a longstanding national passion. There is also a museum dedicated to the history and accomplishments of Ajax. When the Ajax are not [...]
The Hash, Marihuana and Hemp Museum celebrates all things related to that substance which has been unofficially legalized in the Netherlands for years. The substance is particularly contained in fairly small quantities to the coffeehouses in larger metropolitan areas like Amsterdam, but all things cannabis are celebrated openly in this museum.
The Anne Frank House, or [...]
On the other side of Dam Square, Kalverstraat begins, continuing the same shopping theme as Nieuwedijk with shoes, clothing and gift shops. Off Kalverstraat, hungry or weary shoppers can take a detour down Sprui, where many cafes and fast food restaurants await.
Continuing down Kalverstraat will bring shoppers to the Flowermarket, where tulips, narcissus and bulbs [...]
Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who hid with her family and friends in a secret annex portion of an office building along the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam. Frank was 15 years old when she died in March 1945 inside a concentration camp, just a couple months before Allied Forces liberated the camps. Throughout [...]
There are more than 1,000 restaurants in Amsterdam. They offer a widely varied cuisine that caters to all tastes. Amsterdam is one of the few European cities that make it easy for vegetarians to find a bite to eat. There is plenty of Indian, Oriental, Thai, Mexican and Middle Eastern fare from which to choose, [...]
Located alongside a canal, this diner allows guests a magnificent view, particularly from its outdoor terrace. The interior has been modernized to feature quite a hip design. However, there are small details that reveal the buildingÌs 17th-Century history. In this restaurant, classic features such as beam ceilings and wooden doors and trim cross paths with [...]