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Canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Andrew Ward/Photodisc)
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Amsterdam is a city on human scale. Few skyscrapers mar the sky's clarity, and most of the populace walks or rides pedal-bikes. Amsterdam's historic center recalls the city's Golden Age, when it was the hub of a vast trading network and colonial empire. It was then that wealthy merchants constructed gabled residences along neatly laid canals. A delicious irony is that the placid old structures now host brothels, smoke shops, and some extravagant nightlife. The city's inhabitants, proud of their pragmatic live-and-let-live attitude, have decided to control what they cannot effectively outlaw. They permit licensed prostitution in the Red Light District—as much a tourist attraction as the Rijksmuseum or the Van Gogh Museum—and the sale of hashish and marijuana in designated "coffeeshops."
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Hotels  Eden Lancaster Hotel
Plantage Middenlaan 48
Amsterdam 1018 DH Map Distance: 1.4 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Sofitel The Grand Amsterdam
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197
AMSTERDAM 1012 EX Map Distance: 1.7 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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AttractionsRijksmuseum De Meesterwerken
Philips Wing, at Museumplein
Jan Luijkenstraat 1B Amsterdam, Netherlands Distance: 1.5 mi. (from destination center) Description: The country's premier museum, the Rijksmuseum, is still working through its 5-year mission... Read More
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Van Gogh Museum
At Museumplein
Paulus Potterstraat 7 Amsterdam, Netherlands Distance: 1.6 mi. (from destination center) Description: More than 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), along with nearly every sketch, print,... Read More
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Hortus Botanicus (Botanical Garden)
Near Artis Zoo
Plantage Middenlaan 2A Amsterdam, Netherlands Distance: 1.3 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Botanical Garden, established here in 1682 (having been founded in 1638 in another location... Read More
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VACATION HOME in AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Sleeps: 2
Amenities: Internet Access, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Swimming Pool, TV, Towels
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VACATION HOME in AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Sleeps: 2
Amenities: Balcony, DVD Player, Freezer, Internet Access, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Refrigerator, Stereo, Swimming Pool, TV, Towels
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1 Bedroom VACATION HOME in AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 4
Amenities: Balcony, DVD Player, Freezer, Internet Access, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Refrigerator, Stereo, Swimming Pool, TV, Towels
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