Use the free GVB ferries behind Centraal to see the modern, local side of the city: film museum, garden venue, shipyard street art and a beach bar.
Best time: Afternoon into sunset
The route, stop by stop 1 Centraal ferry docks Free ferry to Buiksloterweg leaves from the IJ side of the station; 5 min crossing.
2 Eye Film Museum Exhibition or just the terrace; 45 min.
The national film museum across the IJ from Centraal, with exhibitions and cinemas.
3 Tolhuistuin Garden and cafe; 30 min.
A garden and cultural venue a minute from the ferry, with free concerts, yoga and a cafe; locals use it to escape the crowds behind Centraal.
4 Ferry to NDSM Back to Centraal by ferry and take the NDSM ferry (about 15 min).
5 NDSM Wharf Street art and shipyard halls; 45 min.
A former shipyard turned creative zone with street art, the STRAAT museum, the IJ-Hallen flea market and beach bar Pllek; reached by free ferry from Centraal.
6 STRAAT Museum Street art museum; 60 min.
A street art and graffiti museum in a huge former shipyard hall at NDSM, with large-scale works by international artists.
7 Pllek Sunset drink on the IJ beach; 45 min.
Bar-restaurant built from shipping containers with a man-made beach on the IJ, live music and film screenings.
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