Self-Guided Quest Tour in Amsterdam
Secrets of the Champion’s book
Amsterdam knows how to keep secrets — especially those connected with victory.
During your walk, you meet Emma, a young athlete who is about to leave for a cycling race. She tells you a local legend: somewhere in the city, the pages of the Champion’s Book are hidden — mysterious artefacts that teach the art of winning.
Emma believes in their power, but she has no time to search for them herself. That is where you come in.
Find the legendary book and help Emma finish on the podium! Along the way, discover Amsterdam through the facts and stories hidden along the route.
During your walk, you meet Emma, a young athlete who is about to leave for a cycling race. She tells you a local legend: somewhere in the city, the pages of the Champion’s Book are hidden — mysterious artefacts that teach the art of winning.
Emma believes in their power, but she has no time to search for them herself. That is where you come in.
Find the legendary book and help Emma finish on the podium! Along the way, discover Amsterdam through the facts and stories hidden along the route.
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Puzzle difficulty: ▰▰▰▱▱ -
Route length: ~3 km -
Duration: ~2 hours
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Start: Olympiaplein, Amsterdam -
Finish: Olympic Stadium Amsterdam
What you’ll discover along the way
- What number became an iconic symbol of Dutch football?
- Can Dutch housewives really “fly”?
- Which heroes of ancient mythology are hidden in the streets of Amsterdam?
- Who lit the first Olympic flame?
- Where does the city run on the third Sunday of October?
- How did a fictional address become a real apartment?
- Can the Olympic Games go ahead even if the authorities oppose them?
Route photos
Another Quest
Amsterdam: Gold of the Western islands
Puzzle difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
Route length: ~3.2 km
Duration: ~2.5 hours
On Amsterdam’s Western Islands, among former warehouses and canals, stories from different centuries are still alive. Here, the gold is not waiting at the end of the route — it is scattered along the way. Solve the clues and find the coins before the city hides them again.
Route length: ~3.2 km
Duration: ~2.5 hours
On Amsterdam’s Western Islands, among former warehouses and canals, stories from different centuries are still alive. Here, the gold is not waiting at the end of the route — it is scattered along the way. Solve the clues and find the coins before the city hides them again.