Rotterdam is a young and dynamic city, with loads of attractions to entertain visitors.

The most popular museum in Amsterdam, this former residential house is where Anne Frank spent two years in hiding from the Nazis.

Rembrandt Park was originally the area where plants, bulbs, flowers and other horticultural items were grown commercially. By 1957 the growers were moved to the Louwesweg area of the district, and Rembrandt Park began to take shape.

The starting point of most Amsterdam visits, the Centraal Station sees more than 1,500 daily trains.

To get a real taste of the free-wheeling Amsterdam zeitgeist, consider staying at one of the legendary Flying Pig Hostels.

The Hermitage in Amsterdam is a fine arts museum converted from an old retirement home, from where it got the name.

Bloemenmarkt is the city's most famous flower market located on Singel Canal between the Koningsplein and Muntplein.

The Rijksmueum, located in Amsterdam, is the national art museum of the Netherlands.

Rembrandt House Museum is a veritable shrine dedicated to the life and works of celebrated Dutch painter Rembrandt Van Rijn, better known as Rembrandt.

Looking inside the Houseboat Museum in Amsterdam is the perfect way to find out about these interesting little creations on the canal.

A quiet stroll through its winding streets can ease the nerves and often bring about an unexpected surprise or two on what you find in one of the many tiny shops that fill the Jordaan.

The Amsterdam Historical Museum provides you with an insight into this old city, its people and the way they have lived over the centuries.

The Tulip Museum opened in 2004 and is the ultimate authority on all things tulips and Holland.

This Museum has exhibitions with lots of paintings and sculptures that were originally stolen by the German from Dutch Jewish families during the Second World occupation of this the Netherlands.

Amsterdam is a very compact city, but offers a world class range of things to do. There are cultural and outdoor attractions plenty.

Karen over at Europe A La Carte just published the Europe Travel Carnival 2 February 2009

Situated in the heart of the centre, overlooking the Leidse Square, or Leidseplein, the famous Art Deco Café Américain is inviting you for breakfast, lunch, dinner, high tea, Sunday Jazz brunch, or just for coffee and cakes at the reading table

Get a taste of the countryside when visiting Amsterdam. Cycling is the Dutch way to travel and the simplest excursion is to rent a bike, take the train for a 15 minute ride west to Haarlem and then cycle through town

Charming medieval architecture and an expansive 17th century canal system, present everywhere in the city center, both help to make cosmopolitan Amsterdam the jewel in Holland's crown

My new favorite guidebooks are Moleskine's City Notebooks. Instead of telling you what they think is best, they give you a map and empty pages to write down your favorites instead!