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The Netherlands is a charming country filled with tree-lined canals, enchanting windmills and fields of colorful tulips reaching toward the sun. Amsterdam is the beating heart of the Netherlands, and, as a major center of art and design, it is one of the world's trendiest cities. Amsterdam's delightful canals and cobblestone pathways create a beautiful setting for world-renowned museums housing the works of native sons Rembrandt and Van Gogh. While days are filled with canal-side dining and scenic row houses, nights in Amsterdam are lit by tiny lanterns lining the more than 1,200 bridges spanning the city's 160 canals. Still the home of Free Thought, and a melting pot of cultures, this modern and growing city has embraced its practical side and become a cosmopolitan center, while holding onto the appeal that has always made it such a desirable destination. THE NETHERLANDS Welcome to The Netherlands 59 WELCOME TO Het Ij Dijksgracht Oosterdok Nieuwevaart Oude Schans Entrepot Dok Amstel Binnen Amstel Singelgracht Keizersgracht Prinsengracht Herengracht Singel Leidsegracht Bloemgracht Lauriergracht Gelderskade Kloveniersburgwal Prinsengracht Singelgracht Lijnbaansgracht Keizersgracht Herengracht Ooster Park Artis Frederiks Plein Wetering Plantsden Sarphati Park Vondel Park 0 1/4 miles 0 1/4 km Alexander Plein Munt Plein Konings- Plein Nieuwe Markt Mr Visser Plein Rembandts- Plein Weesper- Plein Oude Kerkspl. Stations Plein Heren Markt Piet Heinkade Kattenburgerstr. Prins Hendrikkade Ij Tunnel Valkenburger- str. Hoogtekadijk Plantage Doklaan Plantage Middenlaan Sarphatistr. Plantage Muidergracht Weesperstr. Ruyschstr. Gravesandestr. Rhijnspoorplein Wibautstr. Eerste Oosterparkstr. Amsteldijk Stadhouderskade Ceintu- urbaan Paulus Potterstr. Overtoom Frans van Miereisstr. De Lairesse- str. Van Baerlestr. Marnixstr. 1e Constantijn Huygensstr. Lindengracht Westerstr. Rozengracht Marnixstr. Weteringschans Vijzel- str. Utrechtstr. Kerkstr. Leidsestr. Nieuwe Westerdokskade De Ruijterkade Pri ns Hendrikk. Spuistr. N e u w zijds Voo r b u r gwal Rokin Damrak Damstr. M a u ri ts k a d e N ass a u k a d e Heineken Beer Museum Stadhuis Muziektheater Netherlands Maritime Museum Royal Palace Amsterdam Historical Museum Rijksmuseum Van Gogh Museum Municipal Museum