Between its world-class art museums, its eminently wanderable canals and its coffee shops that don't exactly specialise in coffee, its variety is glorious indeed. However, with one of Europe's more forward-thinking cultural scenes and striking new architectural developments in IJburg and the Bijlmermeer, there's much more here to enjoy than the cliches. Written, researched and edited entirely by locals, Time Out Amsterdam has long been regarded as the defintive guide to Europe's most charming city and this 9th edition is our best yet. Completely updated and packed with colour photographs, boxes (from the informative to the opinionated...), detailed maps, critic's picks and at-a-glance references to the best Amsterdam has to offer.