East

Museums

museums
Tropenmuseum
Linnaeusstraat 2
+31 20 568 82 15‎

Ethnographic and cultural museum about Africa, Asia, and South America.

Parks

parks
Oosterpark
Oosterpark 9
Behind the Tropenmuseum

Close to Plantage, this park holds several multicultural festivals throughout the year.

parks
Diemerpark
Next to IJburg

This is a large park, a little like a dune park.

beaches
Blijburg Beach
Muiderlaan 1001

Blijburg beach is on the main island. You can reach this beach with beach club with tram 26 IJburg.

The architecture at IJburg is worth seeing. The first island you reach by tram is Steigereiland. At Steigereiland South many residents got the chance to design their houses themselves. Steigereiland North is all about water and air, with a basin full of floating homes. Haveneiland is the main island, and called after its harbour. Many buildings here are modern interpretations of the old city centre. Blijburg beach is on the main island.

architecture
IJburg
Steigereiland (pier island) and Haveneiland (harbour island)
tram 26 to IJburg, bus 66 from Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station to Vennepluimstraat, by car exit the A10 at S114 (Zeeburg/IJburg)

IJburg consists of several islands connected by bridges, with a harbour and a beach. The first house at IJburg was build in 2002. The islands have a population of 15.000 and is still growing. The two main islands are Steigereiland pier island and Haveneiland harbour island. Amongst the attractions are modern architecture, water, nature, good restaurants, entertainment venues and hip shops.