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The most underrated things to do in Amsterdam

Ranked by the Hype Gap: how much better the experience is than its fame suggests.

Albert Cuyp Market — photo by S should KWorth itReality 75 +601Albert Cuyp Market★ 4.5Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · MarketGap +60 · Hype 15, Reality 75FEBO — photo by Guillermo MotaWorth it if…Reality 65 +532FEBO★ 4.3Centrum & canal ring · FoodGap +53 · Hype 12, Reality 65Noordermarkt — photo by Ste Barco (Ste b.)Worth it if…Reality 65 +503Noordermarkt★ 4.5Jordaan & West · MarketGap +50 · Hype 15, Reality 65Resistance Museum — photo by Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam | Dutch Resistance MuseumWorth itReality 75 +494Resistance Museum★ 4.6Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumGap +49 · Hype 26, Reality 75Wynand Fockink — photo by Tim WeisselbergerWorth itReality 70 +495Wynand Fockink★ 4.7Centrum & canal ring · FoodGap +49 · Hype 21, Reality 70Our Lord in the Attic — photo by Flavio PimentelWorth itReality 80 +486Our Lord in the Attic★ 4.7Centrum & canal ring · MuseumGap +48 · Hype 32, Reality 80Begijnhof — photo by ̶SAADWorth itReality 86 +467Begijnhof★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · HistoryGap +46 · Hype 40, Reality 86Westerkerk tower — photo by WestertorenWorth it if…Reality 60 +438Westerkerk tower★ 4.6Jordaan & West · ViewpointGap +43 · Hype 17, Reality 60Henri Willig — photo by Deus CastilloWorth it if…Reality 61 +429Henri Willig★ 4.7Centrum & canal ring · ShoppingGap +42 · Hype 19, Reality 61Hortus Botanicus — photo by SynomajiWorth itReality 80 +3710Hortus Botanicus★ 4.5Plantage, East & Noord · NatureGap +37 · Hype 43, Reality 80Biking — photo by A-Bike Rental & Tours VondelparkWorth itReality 70 +3311Biking★ 4.8Centrum & canal ring · ToursGap +33 · Hype 37, Reality 70Canal cruise — photo by DmitryWorth it if…Reality 60 +3112Canal cruise★ 4Centrum & canal ring · ToursGap +31 · Hype 29, Reality 60Scheepvaartmuseum — photo by Ton HeijnenWorth itReality 75 +3113Scheepvaartmuseum★ 4.5Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumGap +31 · Hype 44, Reality 75Jordaan — photo by Michel VerbiestWorth itReality 81 +3114Jordaan★ 4.7Jordaan & West · NeighbourhoodGap +31 · Hype 50, Reality 81De Gooyer & 't IJ — photo by Brouwerij 't IJ - Proeflokaal de MolenWorth itReality 70 +3015De Gooyer & 't IJ★ 4.6Plantage, East & Noord · LandmarkGap +30 · Hype 40, Reality 70Vleminckx — photo by Nisar MohammadWorth it if…Reality 61 +2916Vleminckx★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · FoodGap +29 · Hype 32, Reality 61Magere Brug — photo by Theo AWorth it if…Reality 61 +2717Magere Brug★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · LandmarkGap +27 · Hype 34, Reality 61Stedelijk Museum — photo by EWorth it if…Reality 69 +2418Stedelijk Museum★ 4.4Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · MuseumGap +24 · Hype 45, Reality 69Rembrandt House — photo by Bryan ChiangWorth it if…Reality 69 +2319Rembrandt House★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · MuseumGap +23 · Hype 46, Reality 69Eye Filmmuseum — photo by Hermann-Josef StelteWorth it if…Reality 60 +2120Eye Filmmuseum★ 4.4Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumGap +21 · Hype 39, Reality 60De Pijp — photo by متنزه سارفاتيWorth itReality 70 +2021De Pijp★ 4.5Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · NeighbourhoodGap +20 · Hype 50, Reality 70Haarlem — photo by Sven VerbruggenWorth itReality 70 +2022Haarlem★ 4.6Day trips · NeighbourhoodGap +20 · Hype 50, Reality 70BODY WORLDS — photo by BODY WORLDS AmsterdamWorth it if…Reality 64 +1623BODY WORLDS★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · MuseumGap +16 · Hype 48, Reality 64Winkel 43 — photo by Peter LinWorth it if…Reality 60 +1224Winkel 43★ 4.5Jordaan & West · FoodGap +12 · Hype 48, Reality 60De Wallen — photo by Marco FacchinWorth it if…Reality 61 +1125De Wallen★ 4.4Centrum & canal ring · NeighbourhoodGap +11 · Hype 50, Reality 61NDSM Wharf — photo by Sophie CdrlWorth it if…Reality 61 +1126NDSM Wharf★ 4.5Plantage, East & Noord · NeighbourhoodGap +11 · Hype 50, Reality 61NEMO — photo by Ralph BeetzWorth itReality 70 +1027NEMO★ 4.5Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumGap +10 · Hype 60, Reality 70

The numbers

#PlaceVerdictHypeRealityGapGoogle
1Albert Cuyp MarketWorth it1575+60 · Underrated★ 4.5 (1,791)
2FEBOWorth it if…1265+53 · Underrated★ 4.3 (2,153)
3NoordermarktWorth it if…1565+50 · Underrated★ 4.5 (83)
4Resistance MuseumWorth it2675+49 · Underrated★ 4.6 (3,765)
5Wynand FockinkWorth it2170+49 · Underrated★ 4.7 (2,280)
6Our Lord in the AtticWorth it3280+48 · Underrated★ 4.7 (4,607)
7BegijnhofWorth it4086+46 · Underrated★ 4.5 (10,222)
8Westerkerk towerWorth it if…1760+43 · Underrated★ 4.6 (211)
9Henri WilligWorth it if…1961+42 · Underrated★ 4.7 (949)
10Hortus BotanicusWorth it4380+37 · Underrated★ 4.5 (12,642)
11BikingWorth it3770+33 · Underrated★ 4.8 (5,767)
12Canal cruiseWorth it if…2960+31 · Underrated★ 4 (9,606)
13ScheepvaartmuseumWorth it4475+31 · Underrated★ 4.5 (13,622)
14JordaanWorth it5081+31 · Underrated★ 4.7 (95)
15De Gooyer & 't IJWorth it4070+30 · Underrated★ 4.6 (8,712)
16VleminckxWorth it if…3261+29 · Underrated★ 4.5 (5,987)
17Magere BrugWorth it if…3461+27 · Underrated★ 4.5 (7,065)
18Stedelijk MuseumWorth it if…4569+24 · Underrated★ 4.4 (15,728)
19Rembrandt HouseWorth it if…4669+23 · Underrated★ 4.5 (15,457)
20Eye FilmmuseumWorth it if…3960+21 · Underrated★ 4.4 (11,367)
21De PijpWorth it5070+20 · Underrated★ 4.5 (6,102)
22HaarlemWorth it5070+20 · Underrated★ 4.6 (4,563)
23BODY WORLDSWorth it if…4864+16 · Underrated★ 4.5 (17,435)
24Winkel 43Worth it if…4860+12 · Underrated★ 4.5 (16,751)
25De WallenWorth it if…5061+11 · Underrated★ 4.4 (201)
26NDSM WharfWorth it if…5061+11 · Underrated★ 4.5 (9,645)
27NEMOWorth it6070+10 · Underrated★ 4.5 (38,052)