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Vincent Van Gogh museum planted 125,000 sunflowers to celebrate the new entrance to the building.

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Amsterdam is a compact, yet a very cultured city. Amsterdam is a European capital and offers a large selection of art, music, theatre, film, photography, dance and architecture. Art is a very popular thing in Amsterdam, they are home to some of the most popular art museums in the world. They also have many art festivals. Their most popular one being the Amsterdam Art Fair, here you can see extremely famous paintings and upcoming artists. Amsterdam is home to many film, music, and photography festivals. Amsterdam takes a lot of pride in their variety of culture. They set aside a good amount of money to fund the arts program and to hold so many festivals.

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Anne Frank House.

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Map location of Amsterdam.

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Stroopwafel.

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Boat tour in the Grachtengordel.

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The most famous spot in Amsterdam is the Anne Frank Museum located alongside the Prinsengracht canal. Last year, over one million people visited this amazing attraction. Another famous tourist attraction is Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam. This royal palace was built in the 17th century as a town hall. Today the Dutch Royal House uses it but it is open to the public most of the year. Lastly, another great place to visit while in Amsterdam is Rijksmuseum. This is a extremely famous museum with over 8,000 artifacts at the moment.

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One very popular thing to do in Amsterdam is to ride a bike. There are actually over 80,000 bikes, which is more that the amount of people there. Another popular thing to do in here is to take a canal cruise in the famous canal called Grachtengordel. While on the boat, you are given a tour, some facts, and you get to see Amsterdam. Lastly, another popular activity in Amsterdam is to see Vincent Van Gogh's paintings. There is a museum dedicated just for his paintings that is home to 1000 of his works.

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Overall I really enjoyed doing this project. I have always wanted to take a trip here, but I never really did the research on the culture and what activities to do here. I love how Amsterdam really take pride in their arts program unlike a lot of the world that mostly focuses of sports and academics. I love all types of arts so that would be something that I would love to see while there. I also really want to try the stroopwafel.

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Amsterdam is known for their snacks and finger food rather than large meals. A very famous food in Amsterdam in known as Haring. This is raw herring with chopped up onions gherkins(cucumber). Another famous food is Stroopwafel. This is a waffle made from baked butter and then sliced horizontally. The two layers of the waffle are filled with a syrup called stroop. You can buy these in any regular food market in Amsterdam. Another favorite is the kroket. The kroket is a deep fried roll with meat ragout inside, covered in breadcrumbs.

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Amsterdam is currently experiencing a population boom. According to the Amsterdam City Council, as many as 150,000 inhabitants are expected to migrate into the city between now and 2040. Currently, Amsterdam is figuring out ways to utilize their space to fit more buildings and homes. I can also see Amsterdam adding more spaces for the arts there, whether if it is museums or theaters, I can clearly see that they care about that program a lot.

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By: Leah Holterman