Amsterdam Scavenger Hunt

Here is the scavenger hunt I created for our trip to Amsterdam.  You'll find most of these things on a good walk from the museum district to the Anne Frank House or Central Station.  It's pretty basic, but it helped keep them interested in their surroundings.

A few notes:

#3 Magere Brug: This is a draw bridge that is raised approx. every 20 minutes.  It is a bit out of the way, so if you aren't going as far as the museum district, skip it.

#6 Gables: There are six basic gable types: point, bell, funnel or spout, step, neck, and cornice.  I shamelessly hand copied the illustrations from Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges and Belgium guidebook. You can also find great photos of these gables at http://www.liezel.8m.com/oman/Text/oseas/amsterdam.html

Amsterdam Scavenger Hunt

Bonus: Can you count how many bridges you go over?

1. How do you say “house” in Dutch?

2. Taste a stroopwafel. What do you think?

I didn't like it    I liked it       Can I have another one right now?

3. Find the Magere Brug (crosses the Amstel @ Kerkstraat, Eastern Canal Ring). How do you think it works?

4. Listen for the bells of the Westerkerk. Anne Frank could hear these bells from her hiding place and it reminded her of the outside world.

5. Take a picture in front of the skinniest house in Amsterdam (166 Singel).

6. Find one of these gables:

7. Write something you learned at the Anne Frank House.

8. Find a food stand that sells "frites." What do the Dutch like to eat on their frites?

9. List all the types of transportation you took on this trip: