Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Amsterdam's main attractions include its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, the Concertgebouw, the Anne Frank House, the Scheepvaartmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum, the Heineken Experience, the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Natura Artis Magistra, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, NEMO, the red-light district and many cannabis coffee shops. The city is also well known for its nightlife and festival activity.

Amsterdam has an oceanic climate  strongly influenced by its proximity to the North Sea to the west, with prevailing westerly winds. While winters are cool and summers warm, temperatures vary year by year. There can occasionally be cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Summers are moderately warm with a number of hot days every month.

Tourist attractions:

1. Koninklijk Paleis
2. De Wallen
3. Scheepvaartmuseum
4. Vondelpark
5. Bloemenmarkt
6. Anne Frank House
7. Van Gogh Museum
8. Rijksmuseum
9. Canals of Amsterdam
10. Begijnhof