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Best
For Free
While many travellers may bemoan the high cost of Amsterdam's lodging and
dining, look on the bright (and cheap) side. Not only is the entire Canal Ring a
Unesco World Heritage site (read: free living museum), but every day there is
something to do that is fabulous and free.
Top Tip
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Free ferries depart behind Centraal Station to NDSM-werf, northern Amsterdam's edgy art community 15
minutes up harbour, and to the EYE Film Institute (
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), five minutes across the river.
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Even if you pay for entertainment at the Concertgebouw, Bimhuis or Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, your ticket serves
as a voucher for a free tram ride to and from the venue, and a free drink in the concert hall lobby.
Best Free Sights
Civic Guard Gallery
Stroll through the monu- mental collection of portraits, from Golden
Age to modern. (
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)
Begijnhof
Explore the 14th-century hidden courtyard and its clandestine churches. (
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Stadsarchief
You never know what treasures you'll find in the vaults of the city's archives.
(
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Albert Cuypmarkt
Amsterdam's biggest market bursts with cheeses, bike locks and
socks, as do the city's many other bazaars - all free to browse. (
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)
Best Free Entertainment
Concertgebouw
Sharpen your elbows to get in for Wednesday's lunchtime concert, often a
public rehearsal for the performance later that evening. (
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)
