Free audio walk in Amsterdam
Jordaan Stroll
- 62 min
- 2.9 km
- 14 stops
- Free
Starts at Prinsengracht 296k
About this walk
This route zigzags through the Jordaan from the Elandsgracht all the way to the northernmost tip of the neighborhood.
You'll pass streets most visitors never find, the canals and courtyards everyone knows, and the spots that are right there in front of you but somehow always get missed.
At the very end, something unexpected is waiting: the kind of place you could walk past a hundred times without ever noticing it's there.
The stops
Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.
- 1Stop 1
The Jordaan
Stand still for a moment, because the street you're looking at right now has been telling stories for over four centuries.
Read the story - 2Stop 2
Johnny Jordaan
Right where you're standing, the spirit of Amsterdam's most beloved street singer still seems to linger in the air.
Read the story - 3Stop 3
The Geschiedenis Jordaan
This quiet neighbourhood of pretty canal houses and cosy cafés was once one of the most overcrowded and desperate places in the city.
Read the story - 4Stop 4
Bloemgracht
The quiet canal you're standing on was once the beating heart of a mapmaking empire that literally shaped how the world saw itself.
Read the story - 5Stop 5
Anne Frank House
Behind a hidden bookcase, a teenage girl spent two years writing words that would shake the world.
- 6Stop 6
Anne Frank House
Behind this narrow canal house hides one of the most quietly devastating stories of the Second World War.
- 7Stop 7
The Homomonument
Right here, three pink triangles tell one of history's most painful and powerful stories.
Read the story - 8Stop 8
Westerkerk
This tower holds three stories most visitors never hear: a hidden secret in its walls, a forgotten grave beneath your feet, and a girl who once listened for its bells.
Read the story - 9Stop 9
Willem Holleeder: The Nose
He was called a cuddly criminal, but the six people he had murdered might beg to differ.
Read the story - 10Stop 10
The Brown Pub
Behind this unremarkable brown door lives one of Amsterdam's most beloved institutions, where the beer is cold, the stories are old, and nobody is ever really in a hurry.
Read the story - 11Stop 11
The Jordaan Riot
Standing right here, you're at the spot that marks one of the most explosive moments in Amsterdam's history, when hungry families fought back with everything they had, including kitchen stoves.
Read the story - 12Stop 12
Noordermarkt
Four centuries ago, this square was so chaotic and cluttered that Amsterdammers used it as a punchline.
Read the story - 13Stop 13
The Eel Riots of Lindengracht
A banned game involving a live eel above a canal sparked one of the deadliest street riots in Dutch history.
Read the story - 14Stop 14
The Raepenhofje
Hidden behind an ordinary Amsterdam door lies a secret world that most people walk right past without ever knowing it exists.
Read the story
Ready when you are
Walk Jordaan Stroll with ROODS.
14 stops through Amsterdam, about 62 minutes. Open ROODS in your browser, walk to the first pin and the story plays.
- Stories on a map, with narrated audio
- Walk at your own pace, stop where you like
- Runs in your browser. An app is optional.
