Among Amsterdam’s various World War ll tributes, the National Monument is one of the most significant. The 1956 cenotaph is located on Dam Square and stands at an impressive 22-meters high.

3 days in Amsterdam – Day 1 10:00 am – drop of luggage at hotel 11:00 am – Walk around the Amsterdam Canals and Damrak Waterfront 11:30 am – Royal Palace and Dam Square 12:30 pm – lunch ...

Few places in Amsterdam get as crowded with tourists as the floating flower market on Singel does. Cute, sure, but instead you might want to check out a little-known square called Amstelveld for ...

No car needed: Doing things by bike in Amsterdam is easy and efficient. Photo: Getty Images This is part of a series in which Americans age 50-plus profile their adopted overseas locales.

De Molen is a fair bit outside Amsterdam, in the town of Bodegraven; still, it’s only a little more than half an hour by train, so I’m going to include it here.