Government

• CBS Statistics - Contains all kinds of up to date statistical information about the Netherlands.
• Central Planning Bureau - Netherlands bureau for economic policy analysis.
• Cultural Policies in Europe: The Netherlands - Access to data, facts, trends and summaries of current debates on national cultural policy developments in The Netherlands.
• Department of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries - Information on policy, statistics, and organization of the ministry. (Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij)
• Department of Justice/Ministerie van Justitie - English/Dutch site
• House of Representatives of the States-General - International website of the Tweede Kamer, the House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament. Virtual tour, history, procedures, and information on individual MPs.
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - Introduction, agencies, publications and contact information on this official site of the Ministry.
• Ministry of Education, Culture and Science/Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen - English/Dutch site about this Ministry, with their goals, divisions and information.
• Ministry of Finance/Ministerie van Financien website - English/Dutch site
• Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport - English/Dutch site. Recent documents on the department and its policy. (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)
• Ministry of Housing, Spacial Planning and the Environment - News, general information about the ministry, policy documents and an overview of international activities.
• Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations - Information on the policy and organisation of this ministry.
• Social and Cultural Planning Office - Agency doing independent scientific research on the Dutch society and social aspects of government policy. Profile and downloadable reports.
• Unit Explosive Detection Dogs - Website about these dogs of the Royal Marchaussee in the Netherlands. With pictures, information on the history, training and accommodation of these dogs.

Education

• AMI Languages - Dutch and English language training aimed at executives and expats.
• British Language Training Centre - English and Dutch programmes for groups and individuals. Offers day and evening classes, in-company training.
• The British School of Amsterdam - General information, organization and curriculum of this international school, offering a British style education for children of all nationalities.
• Dutch Experiment Support Center - Offers information regarding ground based and real microgravity (life) sciences experiments.
• English Language Institute - Classes for adult beginners to proficiency levels. Small groups or private classes in general and business English and Cambridge exam training.
• 2 Voices - Bilingual (Dutch and English), early childhood, Montessori school with programs for students 0-3 and 3-6 years of age.

Society and Culture

• Amsterdam Cycle Routes - Non-commercial, non-tourist routes, in printable format.
• AmsterDamaged.net - Online community with forums, pictures, chat, live radio streams and games.
• Amsterdamway.com - Author describes how buildings on the Overtoom street are defaced by tags and graffiti. Many pictures.
• Anne Frank Stichting - Offers information about Anne Frank, the house that was her hiding place during World War Two, and the famous diary she wrote there. Educational projects, goals and objectives of the Anne Frank Foundation.
• Crossroads International Church Amsterdam - A contemporary international and postmodern church for young people in the Amsterdam area.
• Womens International Network - International networking association for professional women in the Netherlands. Gives calendar, newsletter, and membership information.

Museums

• The Allard Pierson Museum - The archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. The nucleus of its collection are the collections of C.W. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Van Leer, Six, and Van Lier.
• Amsterdam Historical Museum - The collection consists of paintings, prints, maquettes, objects and archeological finds. It shows how Amsterdam grew from a small medieval town to a world famous centre.
• Film Museum - The museum aims to promote a lively Dutch film culture, by the collection, restoration and screening of film treasures. Also presents new films, both Dutch and foreign art films.
• Houseboat Museum - The museum has been established on the "Hendrika Maria" a former commercial sailship built in 1914.
• Jewish Historical Museum - The central motif of the permanent collection is the religion, culture, and history of the Jews in the Netherlands.
• Netherlands Maritime Museum - Tells the story of the maritime past of the country. Practical information for visitors and descriptions of highlights in the collection.
• Royal Tropical Museum - The institute supports non-Western countries in sustainable development and informs the public about the tropics and sub-tropics.
• Stedelijk Museum - Museum of modern and contemporary art.
• Van Gogh Museum - With more than 200 paintings and almost 500 drawings, the Van Gogh Museum maintains the largest and most varied Van Gogh collection in the world.
• Zoological Museum - Curates more than 13 million specimens with special focus on South East Asian and South American fauna, and marine fauna.

Amsterdam Travel Guides
 Frommer's Amsterdam
 Lonely Planet Amsterdam
 Let's Go Amsterdam
 Fodors Amsterdam