An audio-led tour by a local journalist. Drug policy, counterculture, the founding of New Amsterdam, the philosophers and the rebels — the stories official guides skip.
Amsterdam has always been a city where people did things their way, without being strictly tied to the morals of a single ruler, a dominant religion or a uniform ideology. Live, let live, and exchange goods and ideas as you please… please. 🤞 This app guides you freely through the history of Amsterdam as a city of possibilities, tolerance, and shortcomings.
Opens in your browser. Bookmark it, install it to your home screen, share it with whoever you are walking with.
Geo-pinned across Amsterdam, organized by theme: Drug Policy, Freedom, Counterculture, New Amsterdam, Center of the Universe.
Each pin comes with the story narrated by Thys Roes — listen as you walk, no reading from a screen.
Free water, free toilets and which things you can experience for free in Amsterdam.
Amsterdammer, journalist, and the maker of these stories. I also run small in-person walking tours of Amsterdam — a few times a year, for people who want to hear it from someone who lives here.
Free Amsterdam is the self-guided version: 22 hand-picked stories you can walk at your own pace, anytime, with audio in your pocket.
A small-group walking tour led by Thys himself — a curated 2-hour route through 6 of the strongest stories, with the kind of detours and side-talk a self-guided tour can't give you. A few times a year, by waitlist.
See live tours →No. Free Amsterdam runs in your browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox). After purchase you get a personal link — bookmark it or install it to your home screen for app-like behaviour.
Yes — once you've opened the tour with internet at least once, the stories, audio and map are cached on your phone. Walk and listen without data.
Yes. One purchase covers your group — share the link with whoever you're walking Amsterdam with.
14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. Email me and I'll refund you.
None. One payment, lifetime access, zero advertising, no upsells.
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