Time Out Amsterdam

Europe's most infamous city remains one of its most popular, and not without good reason -- between its world-class art museums, canals, and coffee shops that don't exactly specialize in coffee, the city's variety is glorious indeed. However, with one of Europe's more forward-thinking cultural scenes and striking new architectural developments in IJburg and the Bijlmermeer, there's much more here to enjoy than the cliches; written, researched and edited entirely by locals, "Time Out Amsterdam" tells travelers all about it. The guide includes Amsterdam after dark -- the best restaurants, bars and nightclubs in the city, but also the ones to avoid, as well as mini-guides to the city's most notable works of art, and where to find them. Also discover an in-depth look at the city's stunning new urban architecture and trips beyond Amsterdam, to the flower auction in Aalsmeer, the cheese market at Gouda, the windmills of Alblasserdam, and the fizzing modern city of Rotterdam.