Does anyone know what there is to do in the Amsterdam airport, during a six hour layover?

I am flying to Accra, Ghana in a few weeks. I am going by myself, and I am a little scared. I will have a 6 hour layover, and i need to find something to do for 5 or so hours. I have heard there was a museum inside the Amsterdam airport, but I was wondering about 'Dry Bars'....I have heard about them but don't know if i have access to one with in the NON Visa restricted area.. please give me some advice. Keep in mind i am a 42 year old woman.. young at heart, still living in my teen time..LOL

6 hours is enough time for you to leave the airport (u don't even need a visa) go eat lunch and have a smoke of the best green stuff on the planet and go see a museum in town and get back on the train and go back to the airport. Why waste all that time just sitting in an airport when you have a great town so close.

The official name for the airport near Amsterdam is Schiphol, so if you google that you might find more information about the place. It's huge, by the way.

When it comes to travel, 6 hours is very little time. I wouldn't recommend leaving the airport for anything.

I'm weird, but I get excited when I travel, to the point that just being at the airport is fun. 6 hours would fly by for me (no pun intended).

If you're "still living in your teen time," try and make friends with a crowd of young Dutch kids you might see. You won't have to leave the airport to do that.

There are plenty of shops!!! clothes, food, gifts, keep you busy for at least 2 hours

then theres the coffee shops, no instant coffee in sight!

What in heaven's name is a "dry bar"?!?!?!
As far as beer is concerned, there's not a single pint of Guinness in the whole airport. Which makes it part of the 7th circle of hell. All i could ever find was...Grolsch.

The Amsterdam airport is one of the better places for a layover. As you noted, there's a small branch of the Rijksmuseum with some exhibits. There are also a LOT of shops and restaurants, and places where you can connect to the internet. You could always pick up a book in one of the bookshops and read. In the overseas part of the terminal, there's a Mercure hotel where you could get a room for a couple of hours and sleep if you wanted. If you're in a frequent flyer program, you may be able to use one of the airline lounges.

There's nothing to be scared about at Schiphol. It's very easy to get around. I fly through there 10 to 15 times a year.

I think would be better for you not leave the airport, you can miss the flight.
The Schiphol Airtport is huge, and there are many stores there. Take a book, and a nice couple of coffee, and enjoy yourself few hours.

http://www.schiphol.nl/

The museum is between the E gates and the F gates. Downstairs there is a museum shop, where they sell the same kind of things as they do in the shop of the museum in town, upstairs is a small exhibition. But worth going.
Here is a link to the map, but you need to enlarge a lot to get enough detail to recognize the icon:
http://content.schiphol.nl/info/plattegr...

There are no coffee-shops (is places to buy soft drugs) anywhere on the airport, (if that is what you mean by 'dry bars'.

There are several places to eat and drink, shops, seating areas and many people to chat with.
There is wireless internet in some parts of the lounge and there are communication zones, to contact home if you feel the need.

Added:
NLzonie tells you to go to Amsterdam.
Do not do that.
It takes about an hour from your flight to the city center, and for the way back you should reserve at least 3 hours, in busy times more, for the ride back and getting through security.
That would leave your about 2 hours in Amsterdam, not enough for any town.
That is if you can get a visa or do not need one.
If you need a visa it is completely out of the picture.

The trains between Amsterdam and 盲irport run every 10 minutes, so you are only a very short ride to one of the worlds greatest cities. It's beautiful and you can see quite a bit in 5 hours. The #20 tram makes a circle and will give you a nice view of the city, and stops at many of the main attractions.
You don't need to be scared as it is a pretty safe city, other than pickpocketing and bike theft, not too much happens. I've walked and ridden a bike in Amsterdam many times alone at night and have not had any problems. Go see for yourself, and dont be scared!
What is a dry bar

I'm with WiIlleke on this one. While the traintrip to Amsterdam doesn't take much time everything around it potentially will. Getting on and off the airplane, waiting for the train, security checks, etc. Best to stay at the airport.

No need to be scared at the airport. It's very modern and staff is helpful. I'd wander around the place, have a look at the museum (it's just one little hall actually) and then spend the rest of the time relaxing somewhere. Bringing a book could be a good idea.

By the way, try some stroopwafels while you are at the airport. :)

Best airport ever to have a layover in as it is very modern and loads of shops and restaurants. I think I know what you mean by the dry bars and the airport does not have them.

There is a casino which is pretty fun. I won money there before. There are bars and coffee shops and shopping. I haven't visited the museum, but give it a shot. There are lockers where you can keep your luggage and showers. There are plenty of restaurants and newstands. Read, play at the casino, have a couple of drinks and before you know it, five hours has flown by.