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Royal Palace Amsterdam
How to visit the Royal Palace Amsterdam, from tickets and transport to nearby museum pairings.
Ticketed Sights and Attractions in Amsterdam
These pages cover what a ticket actually buys at each place: a timed museum slot, a tower, a viewpoint, a combined entry. Some sell a fixed entry time weeks ahead, others let you walk up, and a few cost nothing at all.
Sights and Landmarks
Amsterdam Dungeon
A chain of 11 live horror shows and a drop ride, all in one hour. Tickets from $22. Not for the faint-hearted, but one of Amsterdam's most memorable indoor experiences.
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A'DAM Lookout
Amsterdam's highest observation deck with a thrilling swing and panoramic views.
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Albert Cuyp Market
Amsterdam's busiest street market: food stalls, cheese and bargains in De Pijp.
Experiences
Centraal Station
Transport, tickets and things to do right outside Amsterdam's main station.
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Anne Frank House
How to get timed-entry tickets to the Anne Frank House and what to expect inside the museum.
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ARTIS Royal Zoo
Tickets, prices and planning for Amsterdam's 19th-century zoo, the Groote Museum and Micropia.
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Begijnhof
Find the unmarked Spui passage, walk into silence, and see the courtyard most visitors miss.
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Bloemenmarkt
Amsterdam's floating flower market on the Singel: bulbs, bouquets and what to actually buy.
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Coster Diamonds
What to expect at Amsterdam's diamond museum and polishing workshops on Museumplein.
Experiences
Dam Square
The Royal Palace, the National Monument and the wax museum on Amsterdam's central square.
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De Gooyer Windmill
A windmill, a brewery and a quiet corner of Amsterdam Oost, five minutes from the zoo.
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Eye Filmmuseum
The national film museum across the IJ: exhibitions, cinemas and one of Amsterdam's boldest buildings.
Experiences
Foodhallen
Amsterdam's indoor food hall in a converted tram depot: what to eat and how to plan your visit.
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H'ART Museum
The former Hermitage on the Amstel, now a home for rotating exhibitions from international partner museums.
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Heineken Experience
Tickets, timing and an honest verdict on Amsterdam's brewery attraction.
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Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum: how to visit, what to see, and what to do nearby.
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Hortus Botanicus
Amsterdam's centuries-old botanical garden: what to see, how to get there and what to combine it with.
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Houseboat Museum
Step aboard a real Amsterdam houseboat and see how the floating half of the city lives.
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Skinny Bridge
How to visit Amsterdam's Magere Brug: transport, timings, cruises and what to see nearby.
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Moco Museum
Banksy and Warhol in a Museumplein townhouse: what to see and what tickets cost.
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Museum of the Canals
The canal house museum that explains the canal ring before you see it.
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Nieuwe Kerk
Amsterdam's grandest church on Dam Square: exhibitions, concerts and royal ceremony in a Gothic setting.
Experiences
Oude Kerk
Amsterdam's oldest building, a Gothic church in the middle of De Wallen with art exhibitions and centuries of history.
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Our Lord in the Attic
The hidden church in the attic of an Amsterdam canal house, now a museum.
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Portuguese Synagogue
A candlelit seventeenth-century synagogue and the museums, memorials and stories of Amsterdam's Jewish Cultural Quarter.
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Rembrandt House
Step into Rembrandt's reconstructed home, workshop and cabinet of curiosities on the Jodenbreestraat.
Sights and Landmarks
Rembrandtplein
Statues, terraces and nightlife on one of Amsterdam's busiest squares.
Experiences
Vondelpark
The complete guide to Vondelpark, Amsterdam's best-loved park: access, activities, timing and nearby sights.
Experiences
Van Gogh Museum
Tickets, hours and planning for the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam's most visited art collection.
Experiences
Body Worlds Amsterdam
What the plastinate exhibition contains, what tickets cost and how to plan a visit.
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Stedelijk Museum
Modern and contemporary art and design on the Museumplein, with practical ticket and planning advice.
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NEMO Science Museum
Five floors of interactive science, a rooftop square with free city views, and a ship-shaped building on the harbour: the NEMO Science Museum is Amsterdam's go-to attraction for curious travellers.
Sights & Landmarks
Canal Ring
A complete guide to Amsterdam's UNESCO canals, from the best boat tours to the Grand Bends and waterside landmarks.
Experiences
Tulip Museum
The small canal-house museum that tells the whole tulip story, from bulb to bubble.
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Sex Museum
What is really inside Amsterdam's oldest erotic museum, and is it worth the entry fee?
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Torture Museum
Medieval punishment instruments in a small canal house on the Singel, five minutes from Dam Square.