Artis Royal Zoo

ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo (Plantage)

A city zoo running since 1838

Hours

Mar-Oct 9am-6pm, Nov-Feb 9am-5pm

Tickets

Online adults from EUR 29.50, children from EUR 25.50 (varies by date); gate adults EUR 32.50

Address

Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, in the garden district east of the centre

Opened in 1838, this is a zoo in the middle of the city. The whole site is laid out like a garden, so you wander between old buildings. An aquarium, a microbe museum and a planetarium sit nearby too. Animals at midday, a slow garden walk at dusk, works nicely.