Amsterdam

Discover Amsterdam with 4 scavenger hunts full of riddles and puzzles at real landmarks.

Along the way you'll pass Rijksmuseum, Museumplein, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Centraal, Dam Square & Royal Palace, Begijnhof, Heineken Brewery and Albert Cuyp Market, among other spots.

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Hunts in Amsterdam

The Museum Quarter

~90 min · 6 stops

A walk past the greatest art treasures in the Netherlands, all around a single square. The Museumplein brings the Rijksmuseum with Rembrandt's ‘Night Watch’, the Van Gogh Museum with its sunflowers, the daring Stedelijk and the world-famous Concertgebouw within walking distance of each other. You finish in the green Vondelpark. Six stops, centuries of masterpieces, and the finest museum mile in the country.

First stops

Rijksmuseum — Begin at the Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands, built in 1885 by Pierre Cuypers as a richly decorated castle of brick and tile. Inside hangs the absolute star: Rembrandt's most celebrated masterpiece from 1642, a giant, dramatic militia portrait that fills an entire hall. Through the cycle tunnel in the heart of the building you can ride or walk right underneath the museum — very Amsterdam.
Museumplein — Stand in the middle of the Museumplein, the open lawn ringed by the great museums. For years the giant red-and-white ‘I amsterdam’ letters stood here, the city's ultimate selfie spot — until they were removed in 2018 because it simply got too crowded. Around it: a shallow pond that becomes an ice rink in winter, the Concertgebouw across the way, and always street performers and picnickers.
Van Gogh Museum — The Van Gogh Museum holds the largest collection in the world of Vincent van Gogh — more than 200 paintings, from his dark ‘Potato Eaters’ to the explosively coloured works from the south of France. Van Gogh barely sold a canvas in his lifetime and died poor and unrecognised; today his works are among the most valuable and beloved on earth. One series made him world-famous: bright yellow flowers in a vase.

Canals & the Golden Age

~130 min · 7 stops

A walk through the heart of 17th-century Amsterdam, when the city was briefly the richest trading hub on earth. You begin at the fairy-tale Centraal station, cross to Dam Square and its palace, slip into a hidden courtyard, breathe in the floating flower market, and follow the canal belt — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — past the grand mansions of the Golden Bend to the famous Skinny Bridge. Seven stops, endless canals, and the Golden Age underfoot.

First stops

Amsterdam Centraal — Begin where almost everyone arrives. Amsterdam Centraal (1889) was built by architect Pierre Cuypers on three artificial islands in the IJ — a bold move that literally turned the city's back to the water. The richly decorated brick façade is a fairy-tale castle; turn around and the whole city fans out before you in a web of canals.
Dam Square & Royal Palace — Walk down the Damrak to Dam Square, where the city was born as a dam across the river Amstel. Here stands the Royal Palace, built in 1655 as the city hall on no fewer than 13,659 wooden piles — so proud that contemporaries called it ‘the eighth wonder of the world’. Only later did it become a palace. Opposite stands the Nieuwe Kerk, where Dutch kings are inaugurated.
Begijnhof — Step through an unremarkable little gate and the bustle falls away: the Begijnhof is a silent inner garden ringed by centuries-old houses, once home to the beguines — pious women who lived together without a convent. In the corner stands one of only two houses of its kind left standing in the city, dating from around 1420. After devastating fires, its construction material was banned for façades elsewhere in Amsterdam; almost everything around it has been stone ever since. Stay quiet — people still live here.

De Pijp Food Trail

~100 min · 7 stops

A tasting walk through De Pijp, Amsterdam's liveliest food neighbourhood. You start at the old Heineken brewery, dive into the Albert Cuyp market — the largest day market in Europe — and taste your way past fresh stroopwafels, Dutch herring, cheese and the Indonesian cuisine the Netherlands inherited from its colonial past. About 1 km, seven stops, and the flavour of the city in every bite.

First stops

Heineken Brewery — Begin on the Stadhouderskade at the old Heineken brewery. From 1867 to 1988 this is where the beer was brewed that would reach tables in hundreds of countries — the city's most famous export. When production moved out of town, the monumental brew house became an experience about the history of brewing. Can you still smell the malt in the bricks?
Albert Cuyp Market — Walk into the Albert Cuypstraat and you're standing in the middle of the largest day market in Europe, here since 1905. Hundreds of stalls stretch for kilometres: cheese, fish, flowers, fabrics, spices from all over the world and street food from everywhere. This is De Pijp at its liveliest — once a working-class district, now a buzzing mix of cultures and cuisines.
Warm Waffle Stall — At one of the stalls, these iconic Dutch waffle biscuits are baked fresh on the iron: two wafer-thin waffle halves, pressed together warm with a sticky, sweet filling. They originally come from Gouda, where a baker around 1800 combined leftover dough with a thick, sticky sweetener into a treat for poorer customers. Today it's Holland's tastiest export biscuit — best fresh and still warm.

The Jordaan & its Courtyards

~100 min · 7 stops

A walk through the Jordaan, Amsterdam's cosiest and best-loved neighbourhood. Once a poor working-class quarter full of labourers and immigrants, now a maze of narrow streets, hidden almshouse courtyards, brown cafés and canals regularly voted the most beautiful in the city. You pass the Noorderkerk, a centuries-old courtyard, the Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk tower, and finish at the little square of the Jordaan's folk singers. Seven stops full of stories and charm.

First stops

Noorderkerk & Noordermarkt — Begin at the Noorderkerk (1623), built as a church for the ordinary people of the Jordaan — plain and shaped like a Greek cross, so everyone sat close to the pulpit. The square around it, the Noordermarkt, has held markets for centuries: a famous flea market on Mondays, and a beloved farmers' market on Saturdays full of organic cheeses, bread and flowers.
Brouwersgracht — Walk to the Brouwersgracht, regularly voted the most beautiful street in Amsterdam. The name (‘Brewers' Canal’) reveals its past: this is where the breweries and warehouses once stored goods from all over the world. Those stately warehouses, with their shutters and hoisting beams, are now sought-after homes — but the view over the water, with narrow bridges and houseboats, is exactly as it was centuries ago.
Café 't Smalle — On the Egelantiersgracht stands café 't Smalle, one of the finest brown cafés in the city. The 1786 building was once a jenever distillery and tasting room; you still drink here under old beams, with a little terrace on a deck above the water. ‘Brown café’ refers to the walls turned brown by tobacco smoke and time — the heart of Amsterdam café life.

Frequently asked questions

Scavenger hunts in Amsterdam: practical questions

How long does a scavenger hunt in Amsterdam take?

The hunts in Amsterdam take roughly 90 to 130 minutes and have 6 to 7 stops. You walk at your own pace and can pause and pick up again anytime.

How much does a scavenger hunt in Amsterdam cost?

A hunt costs €1.99 as a one-time purchase in the app — no subscription. You can also unlock the whole city with all themes at once.

Which themes are available in Amsterdam?

There are 4 hunts in Amsterdam: The Museum Quarter, Canals & the Golden Age, De Pijp Food Trail, The Jordaan & its Courtyards. Each theme follows its own route past different places.

Can I play together in Amsterdam?

Yes — play solo, share one phone, or try the co-op duo mode (beta) with two phones. For groups and team outings there are private hunts everyone joins in the browser.

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