Places to avoid, especially with kids, are Damrak, Dam, Red Light District and Warmoesstraat, and the areas surrounding it.

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Avoiding the red light districts (especially the larger one called “De Wallen“) would therefore be the most important. The one in the Singel ...

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As far as where to stay, I would stay in the center. Jordaan, or museum area, or de pijp if you want to be a bit away from centrum.

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Nieuw-West & Bijlmer are considered a bit less safe, so you might want to avoid those. After that it's like Zuid > West > Oost.

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Pretty much anywhere in this area is suitable for kids: I would however avoid the red Light district (you can imagine why) and I am ...

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As for the kids, the Red Light District is easy to avoid, though some of the nicest canals are there, pot smoke might be a bit more hard to ...

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We always recommend avoiding the fake Argentinian restaurants around Dam Square, the desperately depressing Red Light District with trafficked ...

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At best you can avoid The Centre of Amsterdam at all. It's becoming an overcrowded faketown filled with tourist traps.

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Biggest Tourist Traps to Avoid in Amsterdam · Rijksmuseum · Anne Frank House · Rembrandt House · If you happen to be in the area, stopping to take a ...

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Amsterdam-Zuidoost is the most dangerous area of Amsterdam. It's some distance from Amsterdam though, so you shouldn't end up here. The City ...

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