• Free F4 ferry from Centraal, the purple line and leftmost ferry behind Amsterdam Central Station, runs straight to NDSM
• Scavenger hunt for primary school kids with puzzles and tasks around the artworks; cards are handed out at IJver, Noorderlicht and Pllek, with a treat at the end
• Parking NDSM garage on Mt. Lincolnweg is open 24 hours, at €2.70 per hour or €17.50 per day

NDSM Wharf is a former shipyard on the IJ, now a 10-hectare open site of artist studios, exhibition spaces, waterfront cafés and large public artworks. Kids can wander between graffiti-covered buildings, giant colorful sculptures and the old shipyard crane, and shoot hoops on the 3x3 basketball courts.

It suits curious older kids more than toddlers looking for a playground.