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25 days till i touch down in Amsterdam!

Have a few things that we want to do but a few of the people we are going with are worried about the cost......wondering if there is anything you guys could suggest that is cheap and cheerful or even free?

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Vondelpark is free.

The Begijnhof is free: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begijnhof,_Amsterdam

walking around the Jordaan is free. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordaan

Depending on how long you're going to be there, the museumkaart, while not in itself cheap, can be an incredible value! Just going to Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh covers like 2/3 of the price, so if you're going to be there a week or more and like museums it is an incredible deal.

FriendlyEdgar wrote:Depending on how long you're going to be there, the museumkaart, while not in itself cheap, can be an incredible value! Just going to Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh covers like 2/3 of the price, so if you're going to be there a week or more and like museums it is an incredible deal.

I wished I had gotten the Museumkaart on previous trips, totally seems worth it.

The Schuttersgalerij is free, a ferry across the IJ is free and the sculpture gardens around the Rijksmuseum are free (at least during renovations).

geoffk wrote:

FriendlyEdgar wrote:Depending on how long you're going to be there, the museumkaart, while not in itself cheap, can be an incredible value! Just going to Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh covers like 2/3 of the price, so if you're going to be there a week or more and like museums it is an incredible deal.

I wished I had gotten the Museumkaart on previous trips, totally seems worth it.

The Schuttersgalerij is free, a ferry across the IJ is free and the sculpture gardens around the Rijksmuseum are free (at least during renovations).

Not only is it a great value just in terms of $, but also skip the line priviliges at some museums (HUUUUGE added value at Van Gogh!!), and it's good for a year! So my museums for the month I am spending there this summer are already paid for! Can't beat that!!

FriendlyEdgar wrote:

geoffk wrote:

FriendlyEdgar wrote:Depending on how long you're going to be there, the museumkaart, while not in itself cheap, can be an incredible value! Just going to Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh covers like 2/3 of the price, so if you're going to be there a week or more and like museums it is an incredible deal.

I wished I had gotten the Museumkaart on previous trips, totally seems worth it.

The Schuttersgalerij is free, a ferry across the IJ is free and the sculpture gardens around the Rijksmuseum are free (at least during renovations).

Not only is it a great value just in terms of $, but also skip the line priviliges at some museums (HUUUUGE added value at Van Gogh!!), and it's good for a year! So my museums for the month I am spending there this summer are already paid for! Can't beat that!!

I can't think why I've never bought one of these passes before, just never did the research I guess. I'd still like to see FOAM & Huis Marseille, which get free entry with the kaart.

Zon's Hofje on Prinsengracht is free, just as any other hofje you might find.

The Amsterdam N.A.P. In the basement of City Hall, is neat and free.

St. Nicks Canal boat from Chicago boom is free if you don't care to donate
Self Guided Walking tours
Self Guided Bike tours
Vondel park can consume an entire day if the weather is good

Lol I strolled into FOAM thinking it was free then I got accosted

bro sounds like what i would do,.........how do you get this museumkaart or where,..
thanx,..........

gromit wrote:
bro sounds like what i would do,.........how do you get this museumkaart or where,..
thanx,..........

You can get the Museumkaart near Leidseplein at the Uitburo

How about a trip to Haarlem? Like a mini Amsterdam but a bit cheaper and its only E7.60 return, theres a map of the coffeeshops kicking around ACD somewhere.

In Amsterdam i think the Cannabis College http://www.cannabiscollege.com/ is free and they also let you smoke some of your own in a vapouriser. If you want to rent a bike the cheapest ive found in amsterdam is http://www.recycledrentals.com although i am yet to use them.

Have a great time

geoffk wrote:

gromit wrote:
bro sounds like what i would do,.........how do you get this museumkaart or where,..
thanx,..........

You can get the Museumkaart near Leidseplein at the Uitburo

This is where I bought mine, though I also believe you can buy it at any museum that accepts it...

you could walk up to the top of Nemo for free http://www.e-nemo.nl and while you're in that neighbourhood, pay a visit to the fantastic public library http://www.oba.nl/ and have a coffee or eat on the top floor... great view from the terrace... and then go to the back of central station and take a free ferry across to the north

FriendlyEdgar wrote:This is where I bought mine, though I also believe you can buy it at any museum that accepts it...

Yes, that's true. You can buy them at the museums. I had forgotten that.