Cheap flights from London to Amsterdam

If you like museums, Amsterdam is the place to be. There is a wide variety of them. And if you have plenty of time, you can visit 50 lesser-known museums.

Anne Frank House

• A biographical museum dedicated to the famous Jewish wartime diarist.
• Book online & get your tickets beforehand. The price for an adult is £11.
• You should arrive 15 minutes before your time slot.
• You might want to skip this attraction if you cannot walk up very steep, narrow stairways or if you are claustrophobic.

Rijksmuseum

• Amsterdam is the city for art lovers. You can spend hours at Rijksmuseum appreciating some of the world's most famous artworks, like the Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn.
• It is the biggest museum in the Netherlands with more than 200 art halls.
• The price for an adult is £16, and it's free for 18-year olds and younger.

Van Gogh Museum

• The price for an adult is £16, and you should book your tickets online.
• Plan 2 – 3 hours for your visit.
• There are more than 200 paintings and 500 drawings, making it the largest collection of Van Gogh artworks in the world.
• Apart from Van Gogh, you'll also find paintings from Gauguin, Monet, and Toulouse-Lautrec.

NEMO Science Museum

• This museum was established in 1923.
• It contains five floors and is the largest science center in the Netherlands.
• All visitors need to purchase or reserve a ticket with a specific timeslot in advance.
• The price for an adult ticket is £16.
• The distance from the airport is 30 min.

The best way to enjoy Amsterdam is to rent a bike. For visitors and locals alike, cycling is the most authentic way of discovering the city. There are more than 500 km of bicycle lanes and also more than 800,000 bicycles.

Heineken Experience

• They closed this brewery in 1988 and turned it into a museum to showcase the company's long history of making beer.
• You can meet the Heineken family here and enjoy the trip through the history of brewing and bottling beer.
• Heineken has some of the best commercials, and you can see them on this tour.
• Buy your ticket online now, and avoid the long queue. Tickets are valid for an entire year. The price for an adult is £16.
• You can get there by tram number 1, 7, and 19. Trams stop just in front of Vijzelgracht metro station (M52) at exit Weteringschans. Leave the tram at tram stop Amsterdam, Vijzelgracht. It's a 4-minute walk to the entrance of the Heineken Experience.

If you want to enjoy the famous canal, slow your bike down or hop off and take a walk.

• The canal was built in the 17th century.
• It's a UNESCO heritage site.
• It's filled with bars and cafes.
• Possibly the most beautiful time to experience the canal is after sundown when it's covered in fairy lights, and the bridges are being lifted up and down.
• If you want to take a tour, the best one will take about 75 minutes. There are also dinner cruises, cocktail cruises, etc.

There are eight remaining windmills, which are a must-see when in Amsterdam.

• De Gooyer and Oostelijke Eilanded are easiest to visit

If you are in Amsterdam with your family, don't skip these two highly recommended adventures.

ARTIS Amsterdam Roayl Zoo.

• It's the oldest zoo in Europe with more than 900 animal species.

Ripley's believe it or not

• Meet people who are in the Guinness Book of World Records and hear their stories.

Football, aka soccer lovers, would enjoy a tour around The Johan Cruijff ArenA Stadium, the home of AJAX Amsterdam.

• Ajax is the most popular football club in the Netherlands.
• This arena is known for massive parties like the ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event).
• Entrance ticket prices for a tour start at £12.