Amsterdam · MUSEUMS
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This is the shortlist we’d send a friend: the 15 museum experiences worth booking, each with its price, its traveller verdict, and the one thing to know before you commit.
Timed Van Gogh Museum ticket with mobile voucher entry, 1.5 hours inside, and optional 11-language audioguide for hundreds of artworks.
“A Truly Spiritually Moving Experience!!!! I can't recommend it More, you have to come and see this Marvelous and Majestic Museum for Yourself!!! A++++++++”
Moco Museum Amsterdam ticket with Banksy and more, plus digital rooms and a 6-language audio guide, on Museumplein.
“Great. I liked Banksy and the subfloor the best. If anything can be improved it is to make the subfloor bigger or other rooms upstairs more similar.”
The Upside Down Museum Amsterdam ticket: 25 optical-illusion rooms, included digital photos, lockers, Freakshake cafe, and $24 fun.
“fun experience overall. would recommend. The only small thing I would say, is that it would be handy to have images of how you are suppose to pose in some of the rooms, or else can be clueless how to pose🙈”
Step inside Amsterdam’s former brothel at Red Light Secrets, with an audio tour, window-seat experience, and sex work history.
“We enjoyed our experience. The girl at the checkout at the end of the experience was so lovely & helped with our pictures!”
Fast-track tickets to Ripley’s Believe It or Not Amsterdam, packed with Guinness oddities, mind games, and a top-floor Dam Square view.
“Lots of interactive things to do through the museum and a different themes through every turn from one seat cinemas to the jungle to a disco scene. Great for all ages a must do when passing through and good if you've visited other Ripleys sites.”
Skip the Van Gogh line and pair it with a 75-minute Amsterdam canal cruise, UNESCO views, and multi-language audio with earphones.
“the Van Gogh experience was great...canal tour was pleasant...”
Visit the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, with a multimedia audio tour, studio paint demos, etching attic, and Rembrandt exhibitions.
“Everything! So well kept, the audio tour is excellent. The rooms are interesting and attractive. We learned so much about Rembrandt and his time. My artist husband was impressed also with the sourcing of Rembrandt’s belongings, or replicas, as per the list in the display. The whole place was a big wow!! We stayed 2.5 hours.”
Timed Van Gogh Museum entry plus a 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise, with multilingual audio and GPS, for an easy first-day hit.
“This app was a LIFE SAVER...Could not get any tickets on any other APP. Keep it up. Thank you”
Get fast-track entry to NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam, with hands-on exhibits, workshops, and live demonstrations like the chain reaction.
“so much to do, especially if you want more of a fun active museum”
Visit STRAAT, the world’s largest street art museum, with 180+ in-situ works plus panoramic deck views, all from one ticket.
“Fantastic venue with an amazing collection of street art. Very relaxed friendly, cannot recommend highly enough.”
Exclusive Van Gogh Museum tour with reserved entry, priority access, and an English guide. See Sunflowers and the story timeline.
“This is a must see for Amsterdam imo. Fantastic collection of Van Gogh's painting throughout the span of his career. Our tour guide (I am sorry I forget her name) was fantastic. She is Dutch and spoke in English very clearly and easy to understand (I only speak English sadly). )Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. I learned so many new facts about Vincent's personal life and the incredible impact his dear brother had. Tour lasted 2 hours and was the perfect amount of time.”
Prebook Moco Museum Amsterdam with a mobile ticket, see 50 Banksy originals in Laugh Now, and use a free 6-language audio guide.
“Tiny space with few displays. London had more displays and better organized, plus most displays in Amsterdam were already available in London (so repetitive)!”
Skip the line at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum on Museumplein. Modern art and design, plus an audio guide in Dutch and English.
“This is a wonderful modern and contemporary art museum!”
Semi-private Van Gogh Museum tour with reserved entry, a pro guide, and admission valid all day, capped at 8 guests.
“Romy was an amazing guide. She knew so much interesting information about Van Gogh. We had a wonderful time!! Loved this tour.”
Grab a $14 entry ticket to Amsterdam’s Cannabis Museum for an interactive, 3-floor lesson on hemp, science, and Dutch coffee shop culture.
“Amazing ! Learned so many new things ! When you get to the top floor you’ll finish your experience with a cloud of smoke if you want to try the unique machines! Amazing customer service top lad working upstairs ! Also was gifted a goodie bag which had cool gifts in! Thank you for an amazing experience !”
