Amsterdam pass
Amsterdam Pass is an entrance ticket to many museums, attractions and for use on all buses, trams and metros in Amsterdam and can be purchased at tourist information offices and other shops.

Emergency number
The main emergency number for the fire, police and ambulance is 112.

Health
The main 24 hour hospitals are
Boven-IJ Ziekenhuis Statenjachstraat 1, Amsterdam Noord (020 634 6346)
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Ie Oosterparkstraat 1 (020 599 9111).
St Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, Jan Tooropstraat 164 (020 510 9199)

Money and currency
The currency is Euro (EUR, €). Banks normally open from 9 - 16.00 excpet on Mondays when they open at 13.00. ATMs are easily found.

Police
The police in Amsterdam are generally very helpful and usually speak good English. The emergency number is 112. The main police stations are at Elandsgracht 117 and Warmoesstraat 44.

Telephone
The telephone country code for the Netherlands is 31, and Amsterdam 's city code is 020. For phone calls from within the Netherlands dial 020 to start.

Stay safe
Watch out for pickpockets and baggage theft in the main shopping streets, on trams and trains at stations, and the airport. Watch put for being short changed in shops. In the red light district keep to main streets and do not take photographs of the prostitutes.

Tipping
Taxes and service charges are always included in all bills. However tipping is still done and might consist of rounding up rather than a % of the bill.

Local laws
Prostitution is legal and visible. The sale, possession, and consumption of small quantities of cannabis are illegal. The selling of drugs in the street is illegal. All hemp related products are illegal even if sold in coffee shops.