Community

The best water stories come from Amsterdammers.

Sidewalk Stories only works because residents keep sending things in. Three ways to take part, all of them small.

01

Send a water tip

A person we should meet, a spot worth documenting, a change on the canals we should look into. Two lines is enough. We follow up on every tip.

02

Share your sidewalk story

A conversation you overheard by the water. A memory tied to a canal. A question you have never had a clear answer to. Send it in and we consider it for the next collection.

03

Walk an audio tour

Put on headphones and follow a self-guided Sidewalk Route through the city. Each stop is a conversation about the water right in front of you.

Community

You know a water person we should meet.

The woman who owns a boat wharf. The man who fishes with magnets. Send them our way and we'll go find them.

Send a tip
@isabelle
A small drawbridge opening at golden hour

8:34pm, golden hour, no other boats. Life is good.

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“Ask a houseboat resident what it's actually like to live on the water.” , Luca

@isabelle

Fun fact: every few days the sluices open at night and 600 million liters is pumped through the city so the water doesn't turn into a swamp.

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A sunny waterfront terrace filled with people at Neef van Fred

Drinks along the water: Neef van Fred.