This lovely garden used to be reserved for employees of the petroleum giant Shell until it was returned to the city a few years ago. Now the Tolhuistuin has become a cultural centre in Amsterdam Noord, where you can enjoy food and drinks, watch and artistic performance or just chill out on the lawn. There's a communal vegetable garden for neighbourhood residents and local artists have decorated the garden with sculptures and statues. The garden is only open during the summer months from early June until late September, when you can see visual art performances on Thursdays and listen to live music on Fridays.