Twelve places that together tell the story of the city — from the canals to a courtyard almost nobody looks into. Along the way you get stories, facts and questions. There is nothing to download and it costs nothing: tap the link and off you go.
The canalsAbout a hundred kilometres of canal, and a World Heritage Site since 2010 — because the seventeenth century is still standing here.
The RijksmuseumFrom medieval altarpieces to the Night Watch: eight centuries of the Netherlands under one roof.
Van Gogh MuseumThe largest Van Gogh collection in the world. You watch his colours burst open over ten years — from the potato eaters to the sunflowers.
Anne Frank HouseThe Secret Annexe where Anne Frank hid for more than two years, behind a revolving bookcase.
VondelparkMillions of visitors a year, and still you always find a spot where nobody is.
Dam Square and the Royal PalaceThe palace started life as a town hall, built on 13,659 piles — a number every Amsterdam school class learns by heart.
NEMO Science MuseumA building like a ship’s prow, with a roof that is simply a square. Possibly the finest view you get for free.
ArtisThe country’s oldest zoo since 1838, and a park where the trees are as worthwhile as the animals.
The Nine StreetsNine little cross-streets between the canals, packed with shops you will not find anywhere else.
The Flower MarketThe stalls stand on piles above the Singel, where growers used to moor their barges. Floating they no longer do.
A’DAM LookoutTwenty floors above the IJ hangs a swing that pushes you out over the edge. Voluntarily.
The BegijnhofA fourteenth-century courtyard, hidden behind a door that thousands of people walk past every day without seeing it.
How it works
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Open the hunt
Nothing to download, no app store. You tap the link and your phone does the rest.
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Tap a stop open
In this demo all twelve stops are open. In a real hunt they only open with a QR code, a PIN, or once you are standing in the right place.
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Take your photo
At the end you put yourself in the photo frame — ready to share.
A hunt like this through your own city or park?
This Amsterdam route is a demo of StepByStepApp. You can just as easily build one along your own museum, festival site or shopping street — in your own house style, in any language.