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15 Best Museums In The Netherlands

The Dutch classics.

The 15 most popular museums in the Netherlands. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.

15 Best Museums In The Netherlands

Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum Entry Ticket

Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum Entry Ticket - The Audio Guide Runs the Show (Including Window Perspectives)

Amsterdam’s Weirdest Museum: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Amsterdam's Weirdest Museum: Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Meeting Robert Ripley: the weird-but-not-random backstory

2.Amsterdam’s Weirdest Museum: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

4.5

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amsterdam is a fast-paced, interactive weird-museum on Dam Square, with optical illusions and bold photo views.

“We had a great time at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! It was fun, engaging, and full of interesting exhibits. The staff were extremely helpful and even allowed us to adjust our entry time without any issues. Overall, an excellent experience and definitely worth visiting.”

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise

Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise - Your Van Gogh Museum timeslot: the one rule you must follow

3.Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise

4.6

A timed entry to the Van Gogh Museum plus a 75-minute Amsterdam canal cruise with multilingual audio. Skip lines for $47.

“Great tour of VanGogh museum. I chose to get the in- person tour instead of self guided audio option. Guide was great and gave insights I wouldn't have gotten with audio tour. After guided tour I could go back and look further”

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Amsterdam: The Kattenkabinet Cat Museum Entry Ticket

Amsterdam: The Kattenkabinet Cat Museum Entry Ticket - Bob Meijer’s founder story and the cat memorial shrine

Amsterdam: Dutch WWII Resistance Museum Entry Ticket

Amsterdam: Dutch WWII Resistance Museum Entry Ticket - How the exhibition makes resistance feel personal, not like a lecture

The Hague: Escher in The Palace Museum Ticket

The Hague: Escher in The Palace Museum Ticket - Price and value: why a discounted ticket is a smart call

8.The Hague: Escher in The Palace Museum Ticket

4.6

Escher in Het Paleis: tour a royal Winter Palace, see Metamorphosis III, and try optical puzzles on the interactive second floor.

“Lovely experience the top floor where it is more interactive is absolutely amazing. Reasonably priced souvenir shop too. Something for the whole family.”

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Amsterdam: ARTIS-Micropia Microbe Museum Entry Ticket

Amsterdam: ARTIS-Micropia Microbe Museum Entry Ticket - Getting There: Plantage Kerklaan and a Smooth Walk Into ARTIS

Amsterdam: Jewish Museum Entrance Tickets

Amsterdam: Jewish Museum Entrance Tickets - Where You’ll Start: Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1

11.Amsterdam: Jewish Museum Entrance Tickets

4.4

Explore Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter with self-paced entry to the Jewish Museum, Jewish Museum junior, and Portuguese Synagogue for $24.

“Explains the history of the Dutch Jews very well. The Jewish museum was excellent with good audio link. The Portuguese synagogue was an interesting place.”

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Amsterdam: National Holocaust Museum Entry Ticket

Amsterdam: National Holocaust Museum Entry Ticket - Daily life before the war: what you’ll recognize in the exhibits

Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Masterpieces Tour up to 8 guests

Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Masterpieces Tour up to 8 guests - Timed Entrance and Guided Focus: How You Avoid the Museum Rush

Amsterdam: Our Lord in the Attic Museum Entry Ticket

Amsterdam: Our Lord in the Attic Museum Entry Ticket - The walk-through: from living spaces to the church overhead

15.Amsterdam: Our Lord in the Attic Museum Entry Ticket

4.8

Visit Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, a preserved 17th-century canal house where a hidden attic church tells Amsterdam’s secret Catholic story.

“A well crafted and stunning church hidden behind the doors of a normal canal house... Audio tour was very informative.. Loved you get extra information by pressing 'A' or 'B' if you wanted.”

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