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Close to Plantage, this park holds several multicultural festivals throughout the year.
The Oosterpark is the first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam. Located near the Singelgracht of the Mauritskade to the north, it is the principal component of the Oosterpark neighbourhood in the Oost borough. The park, an English garden, was renovated by American landscape architect Max Oostram from Landenberg, Pennsylvania and completed in 2012.
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formerly named Tropenmuseum
Ethnographic and cultural museum about Africa, Asia and South America. Includes an excellent cafe which sells food from around the world. Tickets are discounted if reserved online.
Frankendael is a house built in 1733 in Watergraafsmeer. The house is surrounded by a pleasant park. Take tram 9, get off at the stop "Hugo de Vrieslaan".
In the hall of Amstel railway station, there are several murals created in 1939 by Dutch artist Peter Alma, including a large mural at each end of the hall with a train motif.
World-class jazz and improvised music venue, five minutes by foot from Centraal Station.
Modern music concerts and classical music with a twist. A free concert is given every second Tuesday of the month at 12:30.