Amsterdam City Guide

05/11/2018

7 Tips for a Cannabis-holiday in Amsterdam

There are about a million lists and guides on what to do while in Amsterdam. This list isn’t yet another tourist sales-pitch for canal boat tours or a visit to the Van Gogh museum. I live in this city and I know the coolest attractions in town. Attractions that will take on a whole new dimension when you’re thoroughly baked.

#1: Ripley’s Believe it or not

www.ripleys.com/amsterdam Dam 21, 1012 JS, Amsterdam

Not so much a museum but more an awesome ‘Odditorium’. A collection of freaky and amazing oddities gathered from all over the world by the great Robert L. Ripley (1890–1949), a cartoonist, explorer, reporter, adventurer, and collector, who travelled to 201 countries in 35 years seeking the odd, the unusual and the unexplained. Amazement, giggles and thrills guaranteed!

# 2: Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo.

www.artis.nl Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam

Zoos are cool places to hang out, especially when you’re stoned out of your gourd. Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo is more than just a zoo. Its proximity to the city center makes it ideal for a quick stop along the way. Although it would be a shame to rush through, because for a small zoo, Artis has so much to offer. Besides the stylish and modern animal enclosures, there’s an incredible planetarium where you can sit back in a comfy red chair while you journey through space. Or how about the state-of-the-art museum located in the zoo called “Micropia”, where the unseen world of microbial life becomes visible in a spectacular and interactive way.

#3: Nemo Science Museum

www.nemosciencemuseum.nl Oosterdok 2, 1011 VX Amsterdam

Nemo is a scientific playground for small and big children alike (admit it! You’re still a kid at heart). Run around and go nuts with the hundreds of hands-on experiments in physics, chemistry or biology. Everything you see at Nemo is interactive and interesting and you’ll learn something new every time you go because they change the exhibits on a regular basis. End your visit on the rooftop terrace for a breathtaking view of the Amsterdam skyline and harbor.

#4: EYE Film museum

www.eyefilm.nl IJpromenade 1, 1031 KT Amsterdam

Catching a movie and smoking some bud go hand in hand. Although, you’re probably not planning on going to the cinema while on vacation. You might want to rethink that. Not only is the EYE building’s exterior an ‘eye-catcher’ that looks like a mix between a spaceship and a digital iceberg, the interior is just as trippy. The all-white, asymmetric corridors lead to a large open restaurant with oddly angled, wooden interior and an incredible view over the IJ-canal and Central Station. The film museum feautures great exhibitions about legendary films and filmmakers. Oh, did I mention that you can go and see the best classic and timeless films of the last two centuries???

#5: Electric Ladyland - the First Museum of Fluorescent Art

Electric-lady-land.com Tweede Leliedwarsstraat 5, 1015 TB Amsterdam

Trippy. That’s the first thing that comes to mind when talking about Electric Ladyland. Part museum, part art gallery, part art shop, it houses a large room-sized “Fluorescent Environment” where you can become a part of the art. Seeing is believing. A must see if you’re into fluorescent and downright trippy stuff.

#6: A’DAM LOOKOUT

www.adamlookout.com Overhoeksplein 5, 1031 KS Amsterdam

Across the water from Amsterdam’s Central Station and next to the EYE Film Museum there is a huge tower that houses many trendy clubs and restaurants. Which is cool and all, but the coolest thing about the tower is the 21st floor. There you’ll find the highest, 360-degree view of the city. Best of all, they have a swing set up there that swings right over the edge. If you aren’t afraid of heights, smoke up and go high!

#7: Hortus Botanicus

www.dehortus.nl Plantage Middenlaan 2a, 1018 DD Amsterdam

Yes, it’s a botanical garden, but before you say ‘no thanks’, consider the fact that it is also one of the oldest in the world. The building alone is reason enough to drop by. If I mention that they have a tropical rain forest inside, does that change your mind? No? How about a butterfly garden where those little guys land on your hands and shoulders. Come on, admit it, you want go there while you’re as high as a kite…uhm….butterfly.

Bonus tip: Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum

www.hashmuseum.com Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148, 1012 DV Amsterdam

After reading about museums and galleries did you really think I’d forget to mention that Amsterdam wouldn’t be Amsterdam without its own cannabis museum? Now go out there and get educated.

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Herbert M. Green
Herbert lives and breaths cannabis. And when he’s not breathing it, he’s writing about it. If he’s not doing that, he’s reading about its history or politics. If not reading about cannabis, he’s talking about it, in the hopes he can change the world’s view on cannabis.
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