Greenhouse

Medieval Centre & Red Light District


This is one of the most popular coffeeshops in town, with a mostly young, backpacking crowd partaking of the wares. Smokers love the funky music, multicoloured mosaics and high-quality weed and hash. It also serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to suit all levels of the munchies.


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Nearby Medieval Centre & Red Light District attractions

1. Hash, Marijuana & Hemp Museum

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Simple exhibits here cover dope botany and the relationship between cannabis and religion. Highlights include an impressive pipe collection, an…

2. Hemp Gallery

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Part of the Hash, Marijuana & Hemp Museum, the Hemp Gallery has displays on hemp art and history.

3. Oude Hoogstraat 22

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Property in Amsterdam used to be taxed on frontage. So the narrower your facade, the less you paid. The slender house at Oude Hoogstraat 22 must have…

4. Cannabis College

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This nonprofit centre offers visitors tips and tricks for having a positive smoking experience and provides the low-down on local cannabis laws. There are…

5. Oost-Indisch Huis

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The mighty Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC), founded in 1602, was one of the earliest multinational companies, trading…

6. Nes

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Beyond the glare of the Red Light District runs this dark, narrow lane, home to theatres for more than 150 years. In 1614 Amsterdam's first bank opened in…

7. Below the Surface

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During the construction of Amsterdam's 2018-opened Noord/Zuidlijn (North–South metro line), more than 134,000 archaeological finds were unearthed from…

8. Nationaal Monument

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The obelisk on the Dam's eastern side was built in 1956 to commemorate WWII's fallen. Fronted by two lions, its pedestal has a number of symbolic statues:…