# Best Parks in Amsterdam

Amsterdam's principal public parks, spanning the classic 19th-century Vondelpark to the reclaimed industrial grounds of Westerpark. · community starter list

4 parks in Amsterdam, including Vondelpark (Oud-Zuid, Amsterdam). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, and the community's votes decide it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Netherlands](/netherlands.md) / Amsterdam
**Updated:** 2026-08-19 18:20:47

1. **[Vondelpark](/e/vondelpark---920.md)** (park) — Amsterdam's largest and most famous park, opened in 1865 and spanning roughly 45-47 hectares between Leidseplein and the Museumkwartier; hosts a free summer open-air theatre. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdam.info/parks/vondelpark/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vondelpark
2. **[Oosterpark](/e/oosterpark---921.md)** (park) — The first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam, in the Oost district; home to the National Slavery Monument, unveiled in 2002, and a Theo van Gogh memorial. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdam.info/parks/oosterpark/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oosterpark_(Amsterdam)
3. **[Westerpark](/e/westerpark---922.md)** (park) — A park dating to 1890/91 that was expanded around the former Westergasfabriek gasworks, opened to the public as a cultural site in 2003 with a cinema, cafes and event spaces. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdam.info/parks/westerpark/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerpark_(park)
4. **[Sarphatipark](/e/sarphatipark---923.md)** (park) — A compact park in the middle of De Pijp, named after physician and urban planner Samuel Sarphati, whose statue stands inside; renamed briefly during WWII and restored in 1945. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdam.info/parks/sarphatipark/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarphatipark

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