But the red-light district is also fascinating for its mix of art venues and unusual museums that can be enjoyed by everyone. There is indeed no shortage of places where you can get an adult beverage with some adult entertainment.
But limit your drinking to designated areas, i. Public intoxication is also not tolerated even beer bikes are banned , and you could face legal action for disorderly conduct. Police are everywhere. You will get caught. Photo: A. The first is the Oude Kerk old church.
Inside, you can learn about the history of the church and catch a classical music concert or check out a contemporary art exhibition. Built in in a beautifully furnished canal house that once belonged to a wealthy inhabitant of the city, Our Lord in the Attic is, indeed, in the attic. It was built as a clandestine church — celebrating mass in public was forbidden in 17th-century Amsterdam — and today is a museum dedicated to tolerance and religious freedom.
Many residents of the red-light district complain that the tourists treat the area like a theme park. The RLD is a neighborhood of Amsterdam where people live, work, and go about their daily lives. Cannabis is illegal in Amsterdam.
Above that volume, however, all bets are off. If you want to find out what is behind the windows of the shops in the RDL without visiting one yourself, check out the Red Light Secrets Museum of Prostitution.
