Amsterdam - Amsterdam Bruges and Brussels - page 52

Amsterdam at a Glance
sss Rijksmuseum Best collection anywhere of the Dutch
Masters: Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, and Steen. Hours: Daily
9:00-18:00, Fri until 20:30. See page 47.
sss Van Gogh Museum 200 paintings by the angst-ridden art-
ist. Hours: Daily 10:00-18:00, Fri until 22:00. See page 49.
sss Anne Frank House Young Anne's hideaway during the Nazi
occupation. Hours: Daily March 15-Sept 14 9:00-21:00, July-Aug
until 22:00, Sept 15-March 14 9:00-19:00. See page 54.
ss Vondelpark City park and concert venue. Hours: Always
open. See page 51.
ss Amsterdam History Museum City's growth from fishing
village to trading capital to today, including some Rembrandts
and a playable carillon. Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat-Sun
11:00-17:00. See page 55.
ss Dutch Resistance Museum History of the Dutch struggle
against the Nazis. Hours: Tue-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat-Mon 11:00-
17:00. See page 67.
ss Amstelkring Museum Catholic church hidden in the attic of
a 17th-century merchant's house. Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00,
Sun 13:00-17:00. See page 57.
ss Red Light District Women of the world's oldest profession
on the job. Hours: Best from noon into the evening; avoid late at
night. See page 57.
s Museumplein Square with art museums, street musicians,
crafts, and nearby diamond demos. Hours: Always open. See
page 49.
s Leidseplein Lively square with cafés and street musicians.
Hours: Always open, best on sunny afternoons. See page 51.
Several late-night dance clubs keep the area lively into the wee
hours. Utrechtsestraat is lined with upscale shops and restau-
rants. Nearby Reguliersdwarsstraat (a street one block south of
Rembrandtplein) is a center for gay and lesbian nightclubs in the
cit y.
The Tuschinski Theater, a movie palace from the 1920s (a
half-block from Rembrandtplein down Reguliersbreestraat),
glitters inside and out. Still a working theater, it's a delightful