Alternative 2-Hour Guided Walking Tour

Experience Amsterdam’s alternative scene and hear the stories behind the city’s coffee shops, houseboats, bikes, and squats. You’ll learn about subcultures and drug policies, and encounter the real Amsterdam on this guided walk.

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Highlights

Discover Amsterdam’s alternative scene, and take in squats and street art
Learn about 1960s counterculture, the Provo movement, and the White Bicycle Plan
Visit the city's most famous coffee shop
Get a taste of the street art scene at the MoCo Museum

Description

Discover an authentic side of Amsterdam, not typically included in city tours. Take this 2-hour guided walk through the city to learn about its liberal laws, alternative housing arrangements, and history of counterculture. Choose the option including entrance to the MoCo Musuem to take a closer look at street art culture. Delve into the alternative scene that makes Amsterdam a must-visit destination for visitors interested in subcultures. Explore aspects of Amsterdam society like the post-WWII housing crisis that led to people living on boats or in squats, and the counterculture movements that developed into today’s unmatched cityscape of unique coffee shops and street art.

Includes

2-hour walking tour
Guide
Ticket to the MoCo Museum (if option selected)
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Important Information

Please note, you will not enter any museums or sites during the guided walking tour as this would disrupt the flow of information
On April 27 the tour does not operate