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Attraction · Amsterdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.

IJ-toren in Amsterdam

IJ-toren is an attraction in Amsterdam, North Holland. This place has a story in the app. 6 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 450 m you find a bench, a public toilet, a water point and a bike pump.

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The story

Story · IJ-toren

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You're standing on Piet Heinkade in Amsterdam, by the IJ Tower. These days this office building is called the UP Office Building. Take a look up and make up your own mind, because people have grumbled about it quite a bit.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near IJ-toren

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 6 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

NEMO Science Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

NEMO Science Museum · 510 m

Red Light District
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Red Light District · 1.3 km

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Photo: Rungbachduong · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Dam Square
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Dam Square · 1.7 km

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Photo: Sneeuwvlakte · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Anne Frank House
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Anne Frank House · 2.2 km

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Photo: Jose A. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Heineken Experience
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Heineken Experience · 2.8 km

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Photo: User:Mtcv · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of NEMO Science Museum on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1The National Maritime MuseumMuseum · 650 m away
  2. 2ArcamMuseum · 730 m away
  3. 3The Shipping HouseAttraction · 910 m away
  4. 4MontelbaanstorenAttraction · 960 m away
  5. 5Weepers' TowerAttraction · 970 m away
  6. 6Dutch Resistance MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km away
  7. 7ChinatownAttraction · 1.2 km away
  8. 8Our Lord in the AtticMuseum · 1.2 km away
  9. 9WaagAttraction · 1.2 km away
  10. 10MicropiaMuseum · 1.2 km away
All 191 points of interest in Amsterdam →

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