DK Travel : Amsterdam : Outdoor

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Metz & Co

The city’s most impressive canal views are from the sixth-floor café and the cupola perched on top (see Metz & Co).
Museum Van Loon

Behind Adriaan Dortsman’s grand façade, the Van Loon family residence has a calm, welcoming feel. Lose yourself in the intimate, elegantly furnished rooms, or in the charming rose garden with its 18th-century coach house disguised as a Neo-Classical temple (see Museum Van Loon).
NEMO

Climb the broad outside stairs to the roof for a striking view across the Oosterdok to the city (see NEMO).
Nightlife Walk

Start at the entertainment hub, Leidseplein, before moving to the bright lights around Rembrandtplein. Wind down at the junction of Reguliersgracht with Herengracht, where you can see no less than 15 romantically lit bridges. Continue to Amstelkerk, finishing in Utrechtsestraat, with its many appealing cafés and restaurants (see Tujuh Maret, Bars in Eastern Canal Ring, Restaurants in Eastern Canal Ring).
Oude Kerk Tower

See the medieval city and the red-light district from this tower (see Oude Kerk).
Overloop-plantsoen

This sleepy little park nestles at the junction of two canals, Nieuwe Keizersgracht and Plantage Muidergracht.
Plantage

With its distinguished villas, tree-lined streets, parks and gardens, Plantageis a calm district to explore by bike (with the exception of busy Plantage Middenlaan).
Prinsengracht

At 3 km (2 miles), the outermost canal of the Grachtengordel (see Canals and Waterways) is quite tiring on foot, but makes a very pleasant, fairly car-free cycle ride, with plenty of cafés at which to rest along the way.
Reguliersgracht and Herengracht

Put Thorbeckeplein behind you and count 15 bridges from this junction – a spectacular sight after dark.
Shopping Walk

Beginning at Noordermarkt, take Prinsengracht to the Negen Straatjeswith its quirky shops. Have a look at De Looier antiques market in Elandsgracht (see Looiersmarkt) before heading down Lijnbaansgracht to Leidseplein. Turn up Leidsestraat and make for Metz & Co, with its top-floor café– then on to Bloemenmarkt, ending at De Bijenkorf on Damrak.