Amsterdam is a great city to hang out with kids. Parents ride bikes with their children. Its gardens are perfect backdrops for many children and it is more common to take one’s children to a restaurant or food market. This makes Amsterdam a super family-friendly destination for a city tour!
So, book your flights through Cathay Pacific and read this list of 10 family-friendly things to do in Amsterdam.
Tuschinski
This is a more surreal and beautiful movie theatre in Amsterdam. Its interior is well wort
seeing, especially for the fans of art decor. The lights bring an artistic and flamboyant
atmosphere. The seats are very comfy and the sounds are good enough to keep children awake.
Elders can enjoy a fancy beer before a movie! Even if you are not planning to watch a movie it is
worth the visit to see its mesmerizing architecture. Grab your kid a drink and a snack from the
snack bar for free until the movie begins!
NEMO Science Museum
Looking for some educational stuff with fun? Go to the NEMO science museum. It exhibits a
great balance between fun and education exploration. Adults will feel as they’ve gone back to
school days but it’s worth a lot of people with scientific curiosity. The roof restaurant
overlooking Amsterdam is open for everyone to get refreshed. The museum itself is full of
interesting facts and self-experiments as well which you try yourself for extra fun. This setup is
of five floors where Science seems easy to understand!
Artis Zoo
It’s an awesome zoo right in the centre of Amsterdam. Artis is all about nature and freedom as
almost all the animals are kept in very spacious cages where they can walk here and there. There
are lots of animals including elephants, chimpanzees, gorillas, sea lions, insects, jaguar, wolves,
giraffe, zebra, kangaroo and an aquarium as well. This is a must-visit place for every family in
Amsterdam. Lion feeding is the coolest thing here. Walking through the never-ending pathways
gives much relaxation. Overall it’s an impressive home for animals with lots of places to sit and
eat. Animals seem to be happy to live here!
Tropenmuseum
Finding a way to spend a rainy afternoon? Head to Tropenmuseum. This is a stunning museum
with a very interesting contemporary approach. It will mostly give you knowledge about gender
exposition, slavery and colonization. It also houses artefacts from Dutch colonies like Indonesia,
Papua and New Guinea. Wooden facemasks and wooden canoes and those artefacts tell a huge story with some beliefs. To make your children aware of the Netherland’s colonization plus cultural aspects of historical and modern-day, Tropenmuseum is the right place.
Canal Boat Tours
Take a look at the picturesque Amsterdam from the waterways! There is no better option to see
the city on a sunny day other than by boat. It will donate you a different but pleasant experience
to appreciate the attractions of the water. Every tour combines foods and drinks. You can arrange
the tour from the hotels in Amsterdam that you check-in. A better way is purchasing a hop-on,
hop-off ticket so that it accompanies you to many attractions.
Anne Frank Huis
This is probably one of the most popular museums in Amsterdam. The surreal feeling you get
after reading the diary of Anne Frank appears in front of you when you enter this place. So it is a
very touchy place to all the peeps out there who have read or heard her story. The museum’s
attempt of showing how Anne Frank and her family lived for entirely 2 tragic years inside a
house is seen successful. This is a memorial which must be visited by everyone in Amsterdam
with respect.
Vondel Park
Kids looking for a place to run and chill? Head to the VondelPark. It is a nice reach between
wall-to-wall urban buildings in Amsterdam. Vondel Park is full of greenery, wide lawns and
places to sit and enjoy. The place is big enough that even with so many people, it never feels so
crowded. Vondel Park is great for biking, inline skating, having a picnic or just having a nap. If
you are staying in Amsterdam, come here with your whole family for jogging or relaxing!
Amsterdamse Bos
Visiting the Netherlands during summer months? Amsterdamse Bostheater must be a definite
travel destination for you. It’s an open-air theatre with a forest in the backdrop. It usually releases
a new film every summer month. It is possible to dine in a nearby restaurant. Since performances
are done in open air concerning the weather before the visit is essential. The audience can
withstand a capacity of 1500 people at once. You must get that chill by watching a performance
among trees and under the stars!
Goat Farm Ridammerhoeve
This is such a nice and cosy place to spend time with kids and families. It is quite a big farm
where goats and chickens walk around. Your children will love to cuddle and feed those baby
goats. Next to the farm is a forest where you can walk or do a picnic. You must try its ice-cream
made of goat milk. Visiting here on a weekend is a good option. Don’t forget to buy some
homemade cheese to take home!
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
All the Madame Tussauds museums in the world are almost identical. The wax museum in
Amsterdam is worth a visit if you are interested in seeing some Dutch personalities. I suggest
this as a great way to make historical figures more familiar with one’s children. Those statues
look so real and the building is so cool. People enjoy clicking pictures with celebrity statues and
other props. To spend a rainy afternoon with your family, Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is a
brilliant option.
