Amsterdam

===Parks and recreational areas===
{{main|List of parks in Amsterdam|List of squares in Amsterdam}}
[[File:Amsterdam map indicating parks - 01.png|thumb|{{unbulleted list
| A: [[Vondelpark]]
| B: [[Beatrixpark]]
| C: [[Sarphatipark]]
| D: [[Oosterpark (Amsterdam)|Oosterpark]]
| E: [[Park Frankendael]]
| F: [[Rembrandtpark]]
| G: [[Westerpark (park)|Westerpark]]
| H: [[Flevopark]]
| I: [[Amsterdamse Bos]]
| J: [[Amstelpark]]
| K: [[Hortus Botanicus (Amsterdam)|Hortus Botanicus]]
| L: [[Wertheimerpark]]
| M: [[Martin Luther Kingpark]]
| N: [[Sloterpark]]
}}
]]

Amsterdam has many parks, open spaces, and squares throughout the city. The [[Vondelpark]], the largest park in the city, is located in the [[Amsterdam Oud-Zuid|Oud-Zuid]] neighbourhood and is named after the 17th-century Amsterdam author [[Joost van den Vondel]]. Yearly, the park has around 10&nbsp;million visitors. In the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several [[horeca]] facilities. In the [[Amsterdam-Zuid|Zuid]] borough, is the Beatrixpark, named after [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]]. Between Amsterdam and [[Amstelveen]] is the [[Amsterdamse Bos]] ("Amsterdam Forest"), the largest recreational area in Amsterdam. Annually, almost 4.5&nbsp;million people visit the park, which has a size of {{convert|1000|ha}} and is approximately three times the size of [[Central Park]].<ref>[http://www.amsterdamsebos.amsterdam.nl/algemene_onderdelen/english_site Amsterdamse Bos – English site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519151059/http://www.amsterdamsebos.amsterdam.nl/algemene_onderdelen/english_site |date=19 May 2010 }}. [[Government of Amsterdam|City of Amsterdam]]. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.</ref> The [[Amstelpark]] in the [[Amsterdam-Zuid|Zuid]] borough houses the Rieker windmill, which dates to 1636. Other parks include the [[Sarphatipark]] in the [[De Pijp]] neighbourhood, the [[Oosterpark (Amsterdam)|Oosterpark]] in the [[Amsterdam-Oost|Oost]] borough and the [[Westerpark (park)|Westerpark]] in the [[Westerpark (neighbourhood)|Westerpark]] neighbourhood. The city has three beaches: Nemo Beach, Citybeach "Het stenen hoofd" (Silodam) and Blijburg, all located in the Centrum borough.

The city has many open squares (''plein'' in Dutch). The namesake of the city as the site of the original dam, [[Dam Square]], is the main city square and has the [[Royal Palace of Amsterdam|Royal Palace]] and [[National Monument (Amsterdam)|National Monument]]. [[Museumplein]] hosts various museums, including the {{Lang|nl|[[Rijksmuseum]]|italic=no}}, [[Van Gogh Museum]], and [[Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam|Stedelijk Museum]]. Other squares include [[Rembrandtplein]], [[Muntplein, Amsterdam|Muntplein]], [[Nieuwmarkt]], [[Leidseplein]], [[Spui (Amsterdam)|Spui]] and [[Waterlooplein]]. Also, near to Amsterdam is the [[Nekkeveld estate]] conservation project.