Traveling alone can be an incredibly liberating and exciting experience -- and it can also do a lot to lower your stress levels. But of course, not al...

From tree-lined canals and museums by day, to an explosion of electronic music and illicit offerings at night, Amsterdam certainly lives up to its nam...

As she arrives to the Palace, the Queen would look up at the sculpture of Atlas carrying the heavens on his shoulder for the last time and perhaps feel a sense of relief that all the weight of the Netherlands will be off her shoulders.

Just strolling along the cobblestone streets of Amsterdam is a wonderful way to spend a day, but we've got five activities you can't miss during your springtime trip this year. And of course, where to stay nearby.

You have to pay to get into museums, but there's plenty you can do for no money at all.

These bars range from high-end watering holes to comfortable neighborhood grottos, but all are characterized by their 16th-century inspired wooden decors and walls stained from years of cigarette smoke.

Amsterdam may be known for its legal prostitution, cannabis and progressive attitude, but if you're looking to really get inside the 'Dam's social scene, all you have to do is dance.

Amsterdam's liberal reputation has always been an attraction for partiers, and while the cannabis clubs might be the talk of the town, it's the nightclubs where the real party happens.

Why do I love Amsterdam? It's a city that's comfortable in its own skin, it's effortlessly cool and the shops. Oh, the shops. They inspire even a shopping-phobe like me to break out my Euros.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dope-selling coffee shops in Amsterdam won't be shutting their doors to foreign visitors any time soon, a huge relief to the...

Inside, the coffeeshop is decked out in modern décor and features a pool table, pinball machine, foosball and some board games.

The big news for the skyline of Amsterdam is the arrival of the new Film Museum on the Ij, nicknamed "The Eye."

I bike to the mellow Jordaan district, which sits about three minutes from Amsterdam's bustling core.

The average Amsterdam local isn't graced with subtropic temperatures very often so, when desirable temperatures arrive, it seems like every last person takes a day off work.