Self-guided audio walk
High Tolerance
Much of it was never permitted. Only tolerated.
On this 2.5-hour audio walk from the Dam to the Spuistraat you hear how Amsterdam handled trade, faith, gender, drugs, press freedom and socialism over seven centuries, and why that tolerance helped make room for its clubs. Worth walking any time of year.
- Length
- 2.5 hours
- Stops
- 19
- Start
- Dam Square
Walking together? Every phone plays the same stop, in sync.
Route
A self-guided walk through Amsterdam’s history of tolerance
Dam Square → Spuistraat
The map stays put while you scroll. Zoom with the plus and minus, or pinch.
Highlights
19 stops, each with its own story, in walking order
- 01The DamA city building itself
- 02PillenbrugHeroin, ecstasy, and a bridge that saw it all
- 03The BulldogThirteen years before The Bulldog
- 04The WallenA sex worker's window, repurposed
- 05Café MonicoAn ordinary street, on purpose
- 06Onze Lieve Heer op Solder (Our Lord in the Attic)The service upstairs, still going
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- 07ZeedijkBefore it was Chinatown
- 08The WaagThe lesson that happened upstairs
- 09Huis De PintoThe house at its grandest
- 10RembrandthuisThe neighbour Rembrandt painted
- 11Portuguese SynagogueThe city looked away, the street didn't
- 12StoperaJust an ordinary wedding party
- 13iTThe real crowd, not the celebrities at the door
- 14RembrandtpleinKlederdracht as camp, on the water
- 15MunttorenA landmark to steer by
- 16RoXY (former club)The floor and the stage
- 17BegijnhofA church nobody could see
- 18MaagdenhuisFrom orphanage to occupation
- 19VrankrijkThe room that was never handed over
Buy the walk.
€14.99€5.00 per extra listener
- 19 stops, about 2.5 hours
- Narrated by Mister Haze
- Plays in your phone’s browser: no app, no download
- Pause whenever you like, pick it up where you stopped
- Mister Haze’s own tips along the way
- Walk together: every phone plays the same stop, in sync
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The playlist
Twenty tracks, 1986 to 1995: the sound behind the walk.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to download anything?+−
No. It runs in your phone's browser, open the link, put your headphones in, and go.
What if I need to stop halfway?+−
The walk pauses when you do. Pick it up from the same stop whenever you're ready. Nothing resets.
Can I listen without actually walking it?+−
Yes. Every walk also works as a regular audio guide you can listen to from home, in any order.
Can I buy for a group?+−
Yes: one purchase covers the whole group, €5 per extra listener. Every phone plays the same stop at the same moment, in sync.
What if it rains?+−
Amsterdam weather doesn't wait for anyone. The walk works either way, dress for it.
What if I lose the route?+−
GPS tracks your position throughout, so the map always shows exactly where you are relative to the next stop.