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 is deservedly very popular with visitors. In 2026, online tickets with time-slot … 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
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
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.
The Verzetsmuseum in Amsterdam covers the history of Dutch resistance to the German occupation during the Second World War. It has a special junior section for children. The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam is a remarkable exhibition on The Netherlands during the Second World War. It covers the run-up to the war, the occupation … Read more
The National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam has a large collection of shipping-related items and a replica of a Golden Age sailboat. Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam has the world’s second-largest collection of historic maritime objects. The museum displays cover many aspects of The Netherlands’ glorious naval history using paintings, shipping equipment and instruments, models, … Read more
The 17th-century Portugese Synagoge is a working synagogue but open to visitors as a central part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam. The Portuguese Synagogue or Esnoga in Amsterdam is one of the oldest and largest working synagogues in Europe. It is at the heart of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam. The building … Read more
Save with the I Amsterdam City Card on transportation, top sights and museums, tours, restaurants, adventures, and entertainment. The I Amsterdam City Card is a travel pass sold by the official Amsterdam tourist information office that includes local public transportation and admission to most of the top sights in the Dutch capital. Free admission is … Read more
Visiting the blockbuster Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of the top cultural attractions in Europe in 2023. Visiting the largest Vermeer exhibition ever became a major draw to art lovers worldwide as soon as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam announced plans to stage the event during the first half of 2023. Tickets … Read more