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The 15 Best Museums in the Netherlands

39 tours  ·  from $14 a head

A country this size holding this much art is the whole argument for a rainy afternoon. The 15 below cover the Museumplein, the Mauritshuis and the odd ones in between, with entry prices and which tickets skip the queue.

Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket - Entering with a timed ticket and phone voucher
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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket

1.Van Gogh Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 52,054 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $32Our pick

Enter Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum at a reserved time and follow the artist’s life through more than 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 750 letters. You can explore independently or add an audio guide in 11 languages. Allow at least 90 minutes, though the collection and temporary exhibitions can easily keep you there for two hours or more.

“Really cool museum for Van Gogh lovers. If you can only go to one museum, though, I’d recommend rijksmuseum”

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Moco Museum Amsterdam Entrance Tickets with Banksy & More - Starting with Banksy and the familiar names
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Moco Museum Amsterdam Entrance Tickets with Banksy & More

2.Moco Museum Amsterdam Entrance Tickets with Banksy & More

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 10,088 reviews · 1 hour · from $18

Visit Moco Museum on Amsterdam’s Museumplein for more than 100 works by Banksy, Warhol, Haring, Basquiat, Kusama, Hirst, KAWS, Murakami, and others. Your ticket covers every exhibition and a free audio guide in six languages. Plan on one to one and a half hours, and bring headphones for the audio and interactive rooms.

“Beautiful artwork! Definitely worth a visit! A good mix of contemporary artists!”

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Amsterdam: The Upside Down Museum Entrance Ticket - Starting with the upside down rooms
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Amsterdam: The Upside Down Museum Entrance Ticket

3.The Upside Down Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9,506 reviews · from $24

At The Upside Down Amsterdam, you move through 25 rooms built for playful photos and optical tricks. Ride a metro upside down, pose in a private jet, enter a Dutch ice bath, and jump into a voice-activated LED ball pit with a jacuzzi. English and Dutch hosts help at the entrance, and your ticket includes digital photo downloads.

“It was very nice! We had a lot of fun! Could be a bit longer.🙂”

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Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum Entry Ticket - The audio guide follows Inga’s story
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Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum Entry Ticket

4.Red Light Secrets Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 5,722 reviews · 1 day · from $17

Visit Red Light Secrets, Amsterdam’s Museum of Prostitution, in a former brothel on Oudezijds Achterburgwal. An audio guide, available in six languages, follows Inga, a former sex worker, through working rooms, window displays, legalization, and personal stories. Plan roughly 15 to 30 minutes, and note that entry is for ages 16 and over.

“Good experience! Lots of interesting facts and an eye open to what goes on, friendly staff and good fun!”

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Amsterdam's Weirdest Museum: Believe It or Not! - Starting at Dam 21 in the heart of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam’s Weirdest Museum: Believe It or Not!

5.Amsterdam’s Weirdest Museum: Believe It or Not!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,086 reviews · from $26

At Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amsterdam, you’ll explore unusual objects, record-breaking people, optical illusions, interactive games, and Robert Ripley’s world of oddities. Allow about 1.5 to 3 hours if you read the displays and try the hands-on exhibits. Finish in the 500-square-meter lounge with views over Dam Square.

“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.”

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise - How much time to allow for the paintings
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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise

6.Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,899 reviews · 3 hours · from $47

Visit the Van Gogh Museum at your chosen time, then take a flexible 75-minute cruise past Amsterdam’s merchant houses, bridges, and modern waterfront. The museum audio guide costs extra, while the boat supplies earphones and commentary in 21 languages. Cruise departures run daily from docks near the Hard Rock Café and Heineken Experience.

“Museum was well curated and spacious. only frustration was people taking numerous photos in front of paintings. An announcement and/ or gentle persuasion by staff m8ght be considered as to mo ing on . Lack of toilets given numbers . cafe was very clean and gave choices. shops also”

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Amsterdam: Rembrandt House Museum Entrance Ticket - Beginning the visit with the multimedia tour
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Amsterdam: Rembrandt House Museum Entrance Ticket

7.Rembrandt House Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,385 reviews · 1 day · from $23

Visit Rembrandt’s former home and studio on Jodenbreestraat with entry and a multimedia audio tour included. You’ll see reconstructed rooms, etchings, sketches, collection objects, and demonstrations of 17th-century paintmaking and printmaking. Plan on about two to three hours, and expect steep stairs in this historic house.

“We enjoyed the audio very much.It was lovely to step back in time!”

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket & Canal Cruise - Inside the Van Gogh Museum
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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket & Canal Cruise

8.Van Gogh Museum Ticket & Canal Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,304 reviews · 1 day · from $47

Choose a timed Van Gogh Museum entry, then take a one-hour Lovers canal cruise past Westerkerk, the Negen Straatjes, canal houses, and Magere Brug. The museum multimedia guide is extra, but the boat includes commentary in 19 languages. Reserve your cruise time at a Tours & Tickets shop.

“Note if you book this: you are not in the group tour, use your tickets for this to walk right into the museum Great experience! I don’t think I would have been able to get tickets for the day I wanted otherwise.”

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Amsterdam: NEMO Science Museum Ticket - Getting to Oosterdok 2 from Central Station
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Amsterdam: NEMO Science Museum Ticket

9.NEMO Science Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,979 reviews · 1 day · from $25

Use your mobile voucher for fast-track entry to NEMO Science Museum at Oosterdok 2, a 10-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station. Spend three hours or a full day testing hands-on exhibits about bridges, lightning, illusions, laboratories, and everyday science. The museum suits children best, but curious adults have plenty to enjoy.

“Audio on the BIG BANG was excellent - This would be brilliant playing on a large screen with speaker audio in English and Dutch - alternating.”

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Amsterdam: Streetart Museum STRAAT Entrance Ticket - A broad collection, not just one street-art style
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Amsterdam: Streetart Museum STRAAT Entrance Ticket

10.Streetart Museum STRAAT Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,137 reviews · 1 day · from $25

Visit STRAAT Museum in Amsterdam Noord with a one-day entry ticket. See more than 180 large works by over 170 street artists, many painted or built inside the former industrial building. Read about each piece, scan QR codes, visit the gallery and café, and view the collection from the panoramic deck.

“It's a bit far out but well worth the 50 min walk.”

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Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Exclusive Tour w/ Reserved Entry - Entering the Van Gogh Museum with reserved access
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Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Exclusive Tour w/ Reserved Entry

11.Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Exclusive Tour w/ Reserved Entry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,760 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $173Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide near the Rijksmuseum and enter the Van Gogh Museum with reserved access. Over 2.5 hours, follow Vincent’s path from dark Dutch paintings to bright French works, including Sunflowers and lesser-known drawings. Guides such as Anna, Monique, Cecile, and Pedro are praised for clear, personal storytelling.

“This was a very interesting tour made all the more special by Hanneke’s knowledge and passion for the life of Vincent Van Gogh. I learned so much in this tour and the time went by so fast. I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Amsterdam.”

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Moco Museum Amsterdam Admission Ticket with Banksy and more - Three floors, one historic Amsterdam villa
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Moco Museum Amsterdam Admission Ticket with Banksy and more

12.Moco Museum Amsterdam Admission Ticket with Banksy and more

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,745 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $27

Visit Moco Museum in Villa Alsberg on Amsterdam’s Museumplein with a mobile admission ticket. See the ongoing Laugh Now Banksy exhibition, contemporary works by artists such as Warhol and Basquiat, and interactive displays. A free audio guide is available in six languages, and you can stay as long as you wish.

“We visited for the Robbie Williams exhibit which was brilliant and the rest of the museum was great with art from Banksy, Hirst, Warhol and many others. Interactive, an outside area with art too, and the building itself was beautiful too.”

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Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum Entry Ticket - Entering with a mobile ticket
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Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum Entry Ticket

13.Stedelijk Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,602 reviews · from $26

Spend a flexible day at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum on Museumplein. Your mobile ticket covers the permanent collection and most temporary exhibitions, with an English or Dutch audio guide included. See works by Matisse, Picasso, Mondrian, Warhol, Kusama, Rietveld, and Dumas, then take a same-day break for lunch before returning.

“It's always nice to visit the museum. This time around the collection was a bit more eclectic than on previous trips but still worthwhile seeing. No matter what it's good value for the money!”

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Van Gogh Museum Tour Reserved Entry Semi Private - Inside the museum: a life told through paintings
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Van Gogh Museum Tour Reserved Entry Semi Private

14.Van Gogh Museum Tour Reserved Entry Semi Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,437 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $173

Spend about 2.5 hours with a guide such as Victoria, Jacopo, Anna, or Clare, tracing Van Gogh’s life through major paintings, letters, and studio objects. Your reserved museum entry is included and remains valid all day. The group is limited to eight, with a private upgrade available.

“I learned more about Van Gogh than i expected. I loved hearing stories about his family and life. A tortured soul for sure. Tour guide was very knowledgeable. I will always pick Babalyon Tours when possible.”

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Amsterdam: Cannabis Museum Entry Ticket - Three floors, each with a different angle
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Amsterdam: Cannabis Museum Entry Ticket

15.Cannabis Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,244 reviews · 1 day · from $14Best value

Spend about 45 minutes exploring three floors of cannabis history, science, hemp products, live plants, and interactive displays in central Amsterdam. You can examine a microscope, see a testing machine, use the audio tour, and finish with a goodie bag. The museum is educational rather than a smoking session, and smoking or intoxication is not allowed.

“Very informative and approachable staff. Enjoyed the hemp tea. Loved the gift bag and small goodies inside Well done”

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★ 4.0Red Light Secrets: Museum of Prostitution AmsterdamFrom $17490 reviews
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