AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 most popular museums in Amsterdam. A short list of the ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who you go with.
Spend a day inside Amsterdam’s Upside Down Museum with 25 photo-first rooms, included digital downloads, a ball pit with jacuzzi, and a Freakshake café.
Most Popular“It is a nice experience and has a lot of opportunities to do beautiful photos. Nice staff also.”
Step inside Amsterdam’s Red Light Secrets Museum in a former brothel, sit in a window, and hear sex workers’ stories.
“Very interesting. Great to learn about all the history and facts.”
Fast-track entry to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amsterdam: car-part robot, Space Tunnel, optical illusions, and top-floor Dam Square views.
“We had a brilliant experience here! So glad we did it. Highly recommended. So many interesting things to see and read. It’s a must see!”
Van Gogh Museum entry plus a 75-min Amsterdam canal cruise. Timed museum access, open canal boarding, and audio with free earphones.
“It was an amazing experience we even got free entry to the museum next door😻🙌 Loved the canal cruise what a beautiful way to look at the city🫶”
Van Gogh Museum time-slot ticket plus a 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with multilingual audio. Great value for a 1-day hit list.
“Steps into canal boat were rather narrow, my friend slipped down and damaged her knee. They could be more user friendly for older people”
Fast-track entry to Amsterdam’s NEMO Science Museum: chain-reaction demo, hands-on lab experiments, and rooftop views for all ages.
“The museum is great. It is a little bit crowded tho”
Skip Van Gogh Museum lines with reserved entry and a private English guide. See key works, plus context, then stay as long as you want.
“Carols was fantastic. Gave perspectives of famous art that gave a much better understanding of Van Gogh’s works and life.”
Pre-book a mobile ticket to Amsterdam’s Moco Museum in Villa Alsberg. See 50 Banksy originals in Laugh Now plus a free audio guide.
“Would recommend highly, perfect balance of immersive and bits you could look at and read, staff were also lovely”
Small-group Van Gogh Museum tour with reserved entry, a guide-led walk through masterpieces and studio details, plus all-day ticket access.
“This was a great, in-depth tour of the life and art of Van Gogh. Irina K did an exceptional job discussing details and placing the artist’s history in context.”
3-floor Cannabis Museum in Amsterdam with live plants, lab-style gadgets, myths vs science, audio guidance, and a goodie bag for $14.
“Informative loved the goodies bag staff helpful and friendly”
Visit Amsterdam’s Kattenkabinet, a cat-only art museum with Picasso and Rembrandt, plus resident cats in a canal-side home.
“A little gem of a museum and a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. With added benefit of a beautiful cat lounging comfortably while you wander through!”
Step into Nazi-occupied Amsterdam and beyond. Explore Dutch resistance stories via an easy audio guide and hands-on exhibits.
“An excellent museum,a hidden gems in Amsterdam, very good place for people interested in WWII.”
Small-group Van Gogh Museum tour with an art historian, pre-reserved entry, and 90 minutes of story-driven paintings in Amsterdam.
“Liz was wonderful! Very knowledgeable and skilled at weaving all of Van Gogh stories into the art. Highly recommend!”
Timed Van Gogh Museum entry plus a 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with GPS audio. Easy on paper, but ticket scanning needs attention.
“The museum was fanastic, but we got no instructions or details for the canal cruise, so we did not get to do it.”
1-hour heated canal cruise near Anne Frank House with live skipper stories, photo-deck views, and audio in 7 languages. From $18.
“Great cruise around the canals. Captain gave lots of information”
The whole canal city, and every day trip beyond it.
