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Best museums in Amsterdam
23 places from 12 Amsterdam travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.
23 places · most mentioned first
Rijksmuseum
Europe's great showcase of Dutch Golden Age art, including Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer's Milkmaid and works by Jan Steen; tickets are best booked ahead.
6:24· Rick Steves' Europein 9 vlogsVan Gogh Museum
A museum tracing Vincent van Gogh's life and art chronologically, from The Potato Eaters to his final swirling canvases; tickets often sell out weeks ahead.
20:37· Rick Steves' Europein 8 vlogsAnne Frank House
The canal house where Anne Frank and seven others hid for two years behind a swinging bookcase. Tickets are released 6 weeks ahead and sell out fast.
Eye Filmmuseum
A striking film museum and art cinema helping revitalise Amsterdam's former industrial port district.
NEMO Science Museum
Science museum whose rooftop offers free city views to the public.
15:31· CharlieVlogsin 3 vlogsOur Lord in the Attic
A hidden Catholic church from 1661 tucked into the attic of a normal-looking 17th-century canal house.
H'ART Museum (formerly Hermitage Amsterdam)
A major museum on the Amstel with a courtyard, hosting exhibitions such as one on the Dutch Golden Age and its painters.
5:41· Reformatt Travel Showin 2 vlogsStedelijk Museum
Amsterdam's museum of modern art on Museumplein, set in a striking white extension.
1:29· Withlocalsin 2 vlogsStreet Art Museum Amsterdam
Street art museum in Amsterdam-Noord, highly recommended by vloggers.
Houseboat Museum
A real houseboat open to visitors, showing how life on Amsterdam's canals works.
14:27· Camden Davidin 2 vlogs
Mentioned once
13 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.
Dutch Resistance Museum
Tells how the Dutch fought back during the Nazi occupation, with forged IDs, hidden pistols and miniature radios.
Red Light Secrets Museum of Prostitution
Billed as the first museum in the world focused on prostitution, located in the Red Light District.
Museum Vrolik
Anatomical museum inside the Academic Medical Center with a large collection of human deformities and specimens.
Amsterdam City Archives
The city archives, one of Amsterdam's free attractions for budget travellers.
Rijksmuseum Schiphol
A branch of the Rijksmuseum at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the first museum ever opened in an airport.
Pipe Museum
A quirky museum dedicated to the history of smoking pipes.
Upside Down Amsterdam
A quirky museum with upside-down rooms made for playful photos.
KattenKabinet (Cat Cabinet)
An eclectic museum dedicated to art depicting cats.
Our House
A museum dedicated to dance music, with exhibitions on its history, installations, immersive shows and DJ-curated exhibits.
Jewish Museum
Museum on Jewish history and culture in the Netherlands, part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter.
Amsterdam Museum
A museum on Amsterdam's history, housed in a former 1500s nun-run orphanage, using displays, video and artifacts.
15:42· Exotic Vacation1 vlogRembrandt House Museum
The townhouse where Rembrandt lived for nearly two decades, displaying a significant collection of his etchings.
17:38· Exotic Vacation1 vlogMuseum Willet-Holthuysen
A 17th-century merchant's canal house museum showing how Amsterdam's Golden Age elite lived behind their narrow facades.
9:18· Naick & Kim1 vlog
