Top 10 Top 10 Sights and Sounds for Free
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1. Civic Guards' Gallery
Huge portraits of the Civic Guard at the Amsterdams Historisch Museum (see Civic Guards' Gallery).
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2. Begijnhof
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3. Hollandsche Manege
Stylish 19th-century royal riding school (see Hollandsche Manege).
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4. Rijksmuseum Garden
Architectural curiosities in a formal garden (see The Garden).
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5. Lunchtime Concerts
At the Concertgebouw every Wednesday at 12:30pm and at the Boekmanzaal in the Stadhuis(see Stopera)every Tuesday at 12:30pm, October to June.
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6. Ferry across the IJ
Join the locals on the five-minute ferry ride from Centraal Stationto North Amsterdam or to the Java Eiland.
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7. Bloemenmarkt
Locals and tourists alike love the Singel’s colourful floating market (see Bloemenmarkt).
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8. Seven European Houses
See Europe in a minute at Roemer Visscherstraat 20–30a – a row of houses in the style of seven countries(see Quentin Engeland).
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9. Barrel Organs
A joyful feature of Amsterdam’s streets – there are eight of them in all.
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10. Church Bells
The carillons of the Westertoren, Zuidertoren and Munttoren unleash their glorious peals from noon–1pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays respectively.
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