The walk begins at the Multatuli Museum in Korsjespoortsteeg, where Eduard Douwes Dekker was born and died. The museum showcases the life of the writer known as Multatuli. The route passes by his publisher Funke and the cotton office of Van de Velde, where Dekker worked as a runner. At the Torensluis, there is a bust of Multatuli, made by Hans Bayens. Via Dam and Nes, where Multatuli once caused a ruckus, the walk leads to the Library of Special Collections with more than five thousand of his manuscripts. The route passes Rembrandt Square and Munt Square, where Dekker attended school. In Kalverstraat, there are buildings from where he published his collections 'Ideas'. The Lauriergracht houses the fictional address of Batavus Droogstoppel from 'Max Havelaar'. The walk ends in the Jordaan, where Woutertje Pieterse and his girlfriend Femke are immortalized at the Noorderkerk. The house on Haarlemmerdijk, where Dekker spent his youth, now houses an Indian restaurant.