Amsterdam on a rainy day

Museums

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  Anne Frank House · Canal Belt & Jordaan · Daily 09:00–22:00; online tickets only · €16.50 (ages 10–17 €7, 0–9 €1)
  The canal-side hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her diary; book a timed ticket weeks ahead.

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  Rijksmuseum · Museum Quarter · Daily 09:00–17:00; timed tickets online · €25 (18 and under free)
  The national museum, home to Rembrandt’s Night Watch and Vermeer’s Milkmaid.

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  Van Gogh Museum · Museum Quarter · Daily 09:00–17:00; online only, start time required · €25 (17 and under free)
  The world’s largest collection of Van Gogh paintings, drawings and letters.

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  Stedelijk Museum · Museum Quarter · Daily 10:00–18:00 · €22.50
  Modern and contemporary art and design, from Mondrian to Kusama, in a building with a striking extension.

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  Rembrandt House Museum · Plantage & East · Daily 10:00–18:00 (10:00–17:00 from 2 Nov to 18 Dec) · €23.50
  The house where Rembrandt lived and worked for nearly 20 years, with his studio and etching room.

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  Het Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum) · Plantage & East · Daily 10:00–17:00 · €20
  Dutch seafaring history in a former naval warehouse, with a full-size replica of an East Indiaman ship.

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  NEMO Science Museum · Plantage & East · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30; also Mondays in school holidays · €21.50
  Hands-on science museum for all ages in a green ship-shaped building, with a free rooftop square.

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  Eye Filmmuseum · Noord · Exhibition Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00; cinemas daily (Mon 18:00–22:00) · €16.50 (exhibition), €13.50 (film)
  Film museum in a white angular building on the IJ, with exhibitions, cinemas and a waterfront terrace.
• Amsterdam Cheese Museum · Canal Belt & Jordaan · Mon–Sat 09:00–22:00, Sun 09:00–21:00 · Free
  Small cheese shop with a free museum in the cellar and free tastings of Dutch cheeses, opposite the Anne Frank House.

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  Micropia · Plantage & East · Daily 10:00–17:00; timed ticket required · undefined
  The world's only museum of microbes: see bacteria and viruses live under the microscope.

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  Wereldmuseum Amsterdam · Plantage & East · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 (also Mon in school holidays) · €18 online (€20 at the desk); ages 6–17 €7.50
  Former Tropenmuseum: world cultures, objects and a lively children's section in a grand building.

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  H'ART Museum · Plantage & East · Daily 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30) · €29.50; under 18 free
  Big exhibitions of art and culture in the former Hermitage on the Amstel, with the Amsterdam Museum on its ground floor.

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  Our Lord in the Attic · Centre · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 13:00–18:00 · €18; ages 5–17 €7.50
  A 17th-century canal house hiding a secret Catholic church in its attic, in the Red Light District.

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  Jewish Museum · Plantage & East · Daily 11:00–17:00 · €20 combined ticket with the Portuguese Synagogue
  Four centuries of Jewish life in the Netherlands, in four linked former synagogues near Waterlooplein.

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  Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) · Plantage & East · Daily 10:00–17:00 · €16; ages 1–16 €8.50
  The Dutch resistance in the Second World War, with a children's section about a boy named Wim.

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  Museum Van Loon · Centre · Daily 10:00–17:00 · €17.50
  A lived-in 17th-century canal house with its family portraits, furniture and garden, on the Keizersgracht.

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  STRAAT Museum · Noord · Mon 12:00–17:00, Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 · undefined
  The world's largest street-art and graffiti museum, inside a giant NDSM warehouse.

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  Museum Het Schip · Canal Belt & Jordaan · Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00; guided tour every hour 11:00–16:00 included · €17.50; ages 5–12 €5
  Amsterdam School housing estate with a museum, the post office and a guided tour of the brick 'ship'.

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  Fabrique des Lumières · Canal Belt & Jordaan · Daily 09:30–17:00 · €18; ages 5–17 €14
  Immersive digital art shows projected over walls and floor in the old Westergasfabriek gasworks.
• House of Bols · Museum Quarter · Sun–Thu 13:00–18:30, Fri–Sat 13:00–21:00; adults only (18+) · €19.50 (incl. one cocktail)
  Interactive tour of the history of genever and cocktails, ending in a bar with a drink included.

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  Madame Tussauds Amsterdam · Centre · Daily 10:00–18:15 · €19 online / €27 walk-in (adult)
  Wax museum with 90+ celebrity figures in 10 interactive themed zones.
• The Amsterdam Dungeon · Centre · Daily 11:00–17:00 · €19 online / €25 on-site (adult)
  Interactive theatrical attraction with 8 shows depicting 750 years of history.

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  Huis Marseille · Canal Belt & Jordaan · Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00, Thu 10:00–21:00 · €12.50 (€6.50 students/seniors 65+, free under 18)
  Photography museum in 17th-century canal houses with contemporary exhibitions.

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  MOCO Museum · Museum Quarter · Sun–Thu 09:00–18:00, Fri–Sat 09:00–20:00 · undefined
  Modern contemporary art museum in a 1904 mansion with Basquiat, Kusama, Hirst works.

Careful on Mondays: 4 of these museums are closed. Which museums are open today? →

Churches

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  De Nieuwe Kerk · Centre · Daily 10:00–17:00 · €25
  A 15th-century church on the Dam that now hosts large exhibitions; royal inaugurations are held here.

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  De Oude Kerk · Centre · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 13:00–17:30 · undefined
  Amsterdam’s oldest building (1306) in the middle of De Wallen, now a venue for contemporary art.

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  Westerkerk · Canal Belt & Jordaan · Mon–Sat 10:00–15:00; tower closed for restoration · Free
  The 17th-century church with the tallest church tower in the city, near the Anne Frank House; Rembrandt is buried here.

Shopping under cover

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  Tony's Chocolonely Super Store · Centre · Daily 10:00–19:00 · Free entry
  Flagship store of the fair-trade chocolate brand, with a design-your-own-bar station and tastings.

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  De Bijenkorf · Centre · Mon 11:00–20:00, Tue–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 12:00–19:00 · Free entry
  The Netherlands' best-known department store, right on Dam Square, with a rooftop restaurant.

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  Magna Plaza · Centre · Mon–Wed, Fri–Sat 10:00–19:00, Thu 10:00–21:00, Sun 11:00–19:00 · Free entry
  Neo-Gothic former post office turned shopping mall behind the Royal Palace.

Food and drink

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  Heineken Experience · De Pijp · Daily 10:30–19:30 (last entry 17:15) · €24.95
  Interactive tour of Heineken’s old brewery, ending with tastings in the bar.

More to see indoors

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  Royal Palace Amsterdam · Centre · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00; closed on royal-event days · €13.50
  A 17th-century city hall turned royal palace, with marble state rooms and an audio guide.

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  Foodhallen · Museum Quarter · Daily 12:00–23:00 (food counters until about 22:00) · Free entry; dishes from about €6
  Indoor food hall in the former tram depot De Hallen, with 20 counters and craft beer.

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  OBA Central Library · Plantage & East · Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–20:00 · Free
  Huge modern library by Oosterdok; take the escalators to the 7th-floor café and its terrace with city views.