Eat From a FEBO WallFind a FEBO, feed some coins into the little glowing window and pull out a hot kroket like a true local vending-machine gourmet.Food & DrinkEasy15 min
Find the Saddest BikeHunt the canals for the most rusted, half-sunken, three-wheeled bike still chained to a railing. Pay your respects with a photo.Photo HuntEasy30 min
Silly Pose in VondelparkStrike your most ridiculous statue impression somewhere in Vondelpark and have a friend capture it for the ages.SocialEasy20 min
Eat a Fresh Stroopwafel at Rudi's StallFind Rudi's Original Stroopwafels stall in the middle of the Albert Cuyp Market and buy a warm, freshly pressed one. Eat it before it stops dripping caramel — no napkin allowed.Food & DrinkEasy15 min
Spot the Skinniest HouseTrack down Oude Hoogstraat 22, the city's narrowest house at barely two metres wide, and take a photo where it looks like you can touch both walls.Photo HuntMedium45 min
Toast in a Brown CaféSqueeze into Café Chris in the Jordaan, one of the city's oldest bruin cafés, order a local beer and clink glasses with a confident 'proost!'CultureMedium45 min
Find a Funny Gable StoneOld houses have carved stones above the door showing the owner's trade. Find the weirdest one and guess what they did for a living.Local DetailMedium30 min
Order the Biggest Pancake at The Pancake BakeryWhen the drizzle hits, duck into The Pancake Bakery on the Prinsengracht and order the most over-the-top sweet pancake on its enormous menu.Rainy DayEasy1 hr
Tilt-Your-Head HerringOrder a raw herring at Stubbe's Haring by the Haarlemmersluis and eat it the local way — head back, holding it by the tail. Pinky up optional.Food & DrinkBold20 min
Photograph a Canal House Mirrored in the WaterCapture a photo of a canal house mirrored perfectly in the water. Wait for the boats to pass for that glassy shot.Photo HuntMedium30 min
Run the Vondelpark loop before the bikes wake upLace up early and clock the 3.3km tarmac ring through Amsterdam's favourite running park, dodging the dawn dog-walkers but beating the southern bike highway rush hour.ActiveMedium40 min
Run the Rondje Sloterplas Lake LoopHead west and run the signposted 6km lap around Sloterplas lake in Nieuw-West, where a distance marker every 200 metres quietly keeps you honest about your pace.ActiveMedium50 min
Splash on NEMO's Free Rooftop TerraceClimb the giant green ship-shaped science museum to its free rooftop terrace, where kids can mess about with the water-and-hydraulics play features over a skyline view, no ticket required.FamilyEasy45 min
Bottle-feed a baby goat at RidammerhoeveCycle into the Amsterdamse Bos to this organic goat farm and let the kids cuddle the kids, then reward everyone with farm-made goat ice cream (just don't show up on a closed Tuesday).FamilyEasy1 hr
Eat a stroopwafel warm off the press at Rudi'sFind Rudi's Original Stroopwafels stall on the Albert Cuypmarkt and bite into a syrup waffle pressed to order, gooey and warm, the way every Dutch kid remembers it.FamilyEasy20 min