Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency

Get your magic carpet ready! We’re going to do a little time travel through several centuries at museums in Amsterdam that really know how to engage kids, whether we are talking art or history.

Amsterdam is celebrating its 750th anniversary this year with many special events, neighborhood festivals, street parties, concerts and exhibits, culminating on Oct. 27 when the city’s actual birthday will be celebrated.

We visited in the middle of the summer just before embarking on an AMAWaterways river cruise on the Rhine River , spending a happy weekend at the Hilton Amsterdam in the Zuid district, a great neighborhood ideal for strolling, eating (there is a great Saturday farmer’s market) and home to the iconic Roberto’s Restaurant. Nearby outdoors

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