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Amsterdam main train station is the real heart of the city - central not only by the name, but also as the biggest public transport transfer spot, serving not only visitors to Amsterdam, but also city inhabitants. Every day 250 0000 people go through the Amsterdam Central Station (Dutch: Amsterdam Centraal or shortly: CS; code: Asd). Final stops of several lines of city trams and buses are located here, as well as waterfront stations of city ferry lines taking cars and passengers to Amsterdam North (Amsterdam Noord). It is also here, that the main Amsterdam Tourist Office is located, as well as departure quays for the tourist boats cruising around the city canals.

Most visitors start their CitySIghtseeing Tour at this Busstop. Central Station impressive Neo-Renaissance building has been open to the public in 1889. As the city grew, the station had to change. The situation of the station renewal became permanent throughout the last decennia. At present, the whole station area remains a huge construction site because of the creation of the new metro line, which will be completed at earliest in 2015.

Other attractions you can go to at this busstop are

Attractions

Red Light District

From brothels to sex shops to museums, the Red Light District leaves nothing to the imagination. It is very likely that you will have heard about this neighbourhood and to be frank, everything you will have heard is probably true , but to really put rumours to rest, you have got to check it out for yourself. The Rossebuurt, as the locals know it, is unlike any other place.

The Sint Nicolaaskerk

The Sint Nicolaaskerk (Church of St. Nicholas) is a Roman Catholic church in the centre of Amsterdam. Officially the church was called St. Nicholas inside the Walls, i.e. the oldest part of the Amsterdam defence works. The architect, Adrianus Bleijs (1842-1912) designed the church basing himself on a combination of several revival styles of which Neo-Baroque and neo-Renaissance are the most prominent models

NEMO Science Museum

NEMO is the largest science centre in the Netherlands. With five floors full of exciting things to do and discover, it is the perfect place for anyone with an inquiring mind. Everything in NEMO is connected to science and technology. In other words, a day at NEMO is a pretty smart thing to do!

Sex Museum

The Sex Museum throughout more than 20 years of its existence, not only managed to collect many hundreds of interesting pieces of art, unique objects and rare old photographs, but avoiding bluntness of pornography managed to bring them together in an organized and interesting way.

Scheepvaartmuseum

This museum is located in a 17th-century building previously used as a naval storage depot for the navy. You can see the exciting story of Dutch shipping and trade since the 16th Century in the Maritime Museum. Your voyage through the museum begins downstairs at the wonderful royal barge. The museum has more than 25 rooms featuring paintings, navigation instruments and model ships including old sailing vessels, luxury passenger ships and container ships.

Schreierstoren

The Schreierstoren was originally built for defensive purposes in 1487 and was part of the city wall of medieval Amsterdam. Originally it was named ‘scrye’ tower, which means sharp angle, as it stood where the Geldersekade and the Oudezijds Kolk come together at a sharp angle