Is the "I amsterdam" card worth purchasing?

And what is the rough cost fo travelling around amsterdam and admission to museums and stuff? Is it worth purchasing the card for 3 days or just doing it ourselves? Also, have you any suggestions about good places to go/stay while I'm asking? The card costs around 拢40 for 3 days.





Thanks.





Heres whats included in the I amsterdam card:





Free benefits include:


Free use of public transport: includes trams, buses and underground of the GVB public transport system. Important: not valid for train travel, including to and from Schiphol Airport.











Free entrance to the following museums:


Allard Pierson Museum Museum Het Rembrandthuis


Amsterdams Historisch Museum Museum Het Schip


Amsterdam Tulip Museum Museum Our Lord in the Attic


Museum Van Loon Biblical Museum


Museum Willet Holthuysen Dutch Resistance Museum


De Nieuwe Kerk Foam Fotography Museum


De Oude Kerk (incl. World Press


Photo exhibition 23 April-20 June) Hermitage Amsterdam


Portugese Isra毛li Synagoge Hortus Botanicus


Rijksmuseum - The Masterpieces Houseboatmuseum


Science center NEMO Huis Marseille Museum for photograpy


Museum of Bags %26amp; Purses Bakery Museum Zaanse Schans


Jewish Historical Museum Tropenmuseum


Molen van Sloten %26amp; Kuiperijmuseum Museum Geelvinck


Van Gogh Museum Dutch Press Museum


Cobra Museum Amstelveen Diamant Museum Amsterdam





Free Canal Cruise


Choose between Blue Boat Company or Holland International





Other Free Benefits


Amsterdam Diamond Group (free tour %26amp; surprise) Heineken The City (free opener)


De Bazel Cafe en Conferentiecentrum


(free cup of tea) Holland Casino Amsterdam (free entrance)


De Bijenkorf (free gift) La Place (free cup of coffee)


Van Dobben Sandwichbar (free croquette roll) De Drie Fleschjes (free glass of liqueur)


Varen op de Zaan (free ferry Zaanse Schans)








25% Discount at the following attractions:


Last minute tickets Concertgebouw Selected concerts Muziekgebouw aan 鈥榯 IJ


The Muziektheater Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena - World of Ajax Tours


Karos Citytours (horse drawn coachtour) The Amsterdam Dungeon


Kooijman Souvenirs %26amp; Gifts (wooden shoes) Artis Royal Zoo


Madame Tussauds Amsterdam Boom Chicago (comedyshow in English)


Hop on hop off Museumline (Lovers) Canal Bike pedal boat


Olympic Stadium Amsterdam Canal Bus


TunFun Indoor playground Candlelight Cruise Holland International


VOC-schip Amsterdam Cheese Farm Catharina Hoeve


Cheese Gift Shop Magna Plaza Hertz Rent a Car


Mac Bike Bicycle rental Filmmuseum


Scooter experience (scooter rental) Heineken Experience


Waterland busticket Arriva House of Bols


Caulils delicatessen %26amp; catering Fun Forest Amsterdam


Gilde Amsterdam - Mee in Mokum walking tour Reypenaer Tasting rooms


De Saense Lelie - Zaanse Schans Jonk鈥檚 Herringcart





25% Discount at many restaurants:|||Whether it will be worth it for you depends on how many museums you visit, how much you use the tram and bus, where your hotel will be, how often you eat in a restaurant where you get a discount.


And how expensive those restaurants are, compared to other restaurants you could go to.





Some museums many people want to visit are not included in the card, like the Anne Frank house.


And most people will not visit more than two museums per day, so the savings there might not be as big as you might assume from the list of museums.


And I see that some places that are on the list do not allow you free entry to all the site, like Zaanse Schans has only one or two items listed, they have many more and for each you will pay separate.





I think, if you want to do three main museums with high entry costs, like Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museum, a canal boat tour and a few tram rides each day, you would be better off with the card.


But if you do not plan to visit the main museums, it will not.





A good site with a lot of information on Amsterdam is:


http://www.amsterdam.info/


It has a good list with museums, with explanations in English and links to the museums own websites.


It also has more information on the different cards you can get in Amsterdam, like just transport. Or a museum pass for many museums for a year, (worth it if you want to stay longer than a few days or will be back soon.)|||It really depends on how active you want to be. We thought about getting the card when we were in town in March. For a 3 day visit I'd recommend the Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum and the Red Light District. The canal boat tour is also a good idea.