Visit the wonderful Bredius Museum in The Hague to see fine art in a typical wealthy art connoisseur’s house near the Mauritshuis in Den Haag. The Museum Bredius in Den Haag displays the private art collection of Abraham Bredius, a very wealthy art historian and director of the Mauritshuis in the early twentieth century. His … Read more
How to visit Keukenhof on a day trip from Amsterdam or Schiphol Airport — opening hours, tickets, and transportation to the tulip gardens.
Rent a bike at Keukenhof gardens to cycle in the tulip bulb fields region of South Holland near Amsterdam.
The Keukenhof Express bus is the best public transportation to the tulip gardens from Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport.
Book tours to the Bloemencorso Bollenstreek flower parade at Keukenhof from Amsterdam or see the floats displayed in Haarlem.
The historic working windmills at Zaanse Schans are just outside Amsterdam and a top day-trip destination.
Getting to the working windmills at Zaanse Schans takes less than an hour by public transportation (train or bus) from Amsterdam.
Visit Royal Flora Holland near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport early morning to see the world’s largest flower auction market in action.
Online time-slot ticket reservations are essential to see top sights in Amsterdam such as the Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, and Rijksmuseum — tickets are no longer sold on-site. An increasing number of top sights and museums in Amsterdam no longer sell tickets onsite making it essential to buy time-slot reservation tickets online in … Read more
Tickets for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam must be bought online in advance — tickets are no longer sold at the museum itself. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has the largest collection worldwide of artworks and letters by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. This art gallery claims to be the most-visited museum … Read more
In 2023 and 2024 special exhibitions in the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam include Van Gogh Along the Seine, Pokemon, and a retrospective exhibition of the Chinese Canadian artist Matthew Wong. From mid-October 2023 to mid-January 2024, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has a special exhibition on the paintings Van Gogh painted at Asnières along … Read more
Getting to Schiphol Airport from Amsterdam is usually fastest by train but buses are good public transportation options too while airport shuttle vans and taxis are convenient, if pricy, to travel to downtown hotels. Schiphol Airport (AMS) is only 15 minutes by train from central Amsterdam but buses can also be a good and cheaper … Read more
How to buy tickets for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, join guided tours, and avoid queues to see The Night Watch and Dutch Golden Age paintings and artworks without the crowds. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the top art museum in The Netherlands and deservedly very popular with visitors. In 2024, online tickets with time-slot reservations … Read more
Buy time-slot reservation tickets online only to visit the Anne Frank Huis (House) — it is one of the most popular sights to see in Amsterdam and no admission tickets are sold directly at the museum itself. The Anne Frank story is well-known worldwide making a visit to the house in Amsterdam where she and … Read more
Tickets to see Pokemon in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2023 are only sold online – buy well in advance on weekends and holiday periods. Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax, and many other Pokémon characters are on show in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in a special exhibition and related events from 28 September … Read more
The Kunstmuseum Den Haag in The Hague is a top modern art museum in the Netherlands with the largest collection of Piet Mondrian paintings in the world. The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is a modern art museum in The Hague, South Holland, exhibiting mostly early 20th-century art. It is world famous for the largest collection of … Read more
Buy skip-the-line tickets online to visit the MOCO Amsterdam Modern and Contemporary Art Museum with Banksy Exhibition and other street artists on Museumplein. MOCO Amsterdam is a small privately-owned museum of modern and contemporary art conveniently located on Museumplein near the Van Gogh, Rijks, and Stedelijk art museums. MOCO is far smaller than the three … Read more
Ten paintings from the Frick Collection, including a Rembrandt Self-portrait and a Vermeer, are on show in a special exhibition in the Mauritshuis in The Hague end 2022 — buy time-slot reservation tickets online in advance. From 29 September 2022 to 15 January 2023, ten paintings from the New York Frick Collection are on display … Read more
Special exhibitions in 2022 and 2023 in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam include Gustav Klimt and cooperation with the Orsay on the Auvers-sur-Oise and the Seine paintings. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will end the temporary exhibition season in 2022 with the largest Klimt exhibition ever in the Netherlands – Golden Boy Gustav … Read more
Use the Dutch Museum Pass (Museumkaart) for free admission to almost all museums in Holland and the other provinces and cities of the Netherlands. The Museumkaart (Museum Card) is a wonderful savings pass for visitors to Amsterdam, Holland, and the rest of The Netherlands. This museum pass gives skip-the-line priority admission to almost all Dutch … Read more