Amsterdam is a laboratory of progressive living, bottled inside Europe’s most 17th-century city. For centuries, the city has taken a tolerant approach to things other places try to forbid.

Amsterdam is a laboratory of progressive living, bottled inside Europe's most 17th-century city. For centuries, the city has taken a tolerant approach to things other places try to forbid.

For good reason, Amsterdam sees itself as a city of the future, built on good living, cozy cafés, world-class art, street-corner jazz…and a spirit of live-and-let-live.