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This is the entrance gate to the biggest park in Amsterdam. The “Central Park of Amsterdam,” if you will. I was fortunate enough to be staying right door for half the time I was there. It’s a very pretty park and a lovely place to sit and watch all of the crazy Dutch people flying by on their bikes.

However, in no way does this park hold a candle to Central Park. It is much smaller and doesn’t have the well-crafted terrain that makes the New York attraction so, well, attractive. Yes, it is THE park of Amsterdam, but New York totally kicked ass in this round.

AMSTERDAM: 3 NEW YORK: 2