Netherlands
12 Best Museums in Netherlands
If museums are your reason to travel, this is Netherlands sorted for you.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Netherlands. Refreshed monthly.
Van Gogh Museum
Museum · AmsterdamThe Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the most extensive collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters.
Read our full guide →Anne Frank House
Museum · AmsterdamThe Anne Frank House is a biographical museum and preserved writer's house on Amsterdam's Prinsengracht canal, close to the Westerkerk.
Read our full guide →Rijksmuseum
Museum · AmsterdamThe Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands for Dutch art and history. It stands on Museum Square in Amsterdam South near the Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, and Royal Concertgebouw.
Read our full guide →NEMO Science Museum
Museum · AmsterdamNEMO Science Museum is a striking green ship-shaped building in Amsterdam's Oosterdok district, designed by Renzo Piano.
Read our full guide →ARTIS
Museum · AmsterdamARTIS is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, and combines a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden in one lush 14-hectare park in central Amsterdam.
Read our full guide →Royal Palace Amsterdam
Museum · AmsterdamThe Royal Palace Amsterdam, located on Dam Square in the city center, is one of three palaces used by the Dutch royal family.
Read our full guide →Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Museum · AmsterdamRipley's Believe It or Not! in Amsterdam is a quirky attraction located in the city center, near Dam Square.
Read our full guide →The Upside Down Amsterdam
Museum · AmsterdamThe Upside Down Amsterdam is a vibrant, Instagram-worthy museum that turns reality on its head, literally.
Read our full guide →Rembrandt House Museum
Museum · AmsterdamStep into the world of the Dutch Golden Age at the Rembrandt House Museum, where the master painter lived and worked from 1639 to 1658.
Read our full guide →NEMO (museum)
Museum · AmsterdamNEMO Science Museum is a hands-on science centre in Amsterdam, located in the Oosterdokseiland neighbourhood between Oosterdokseiland and Kattenburg.
Read our full guide →Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Museum · AmsterdamHet Scheepvaartmuseum, or the National Maritime Museum, is housed in a historic 17th-century naval storehouse in Amsterdam.
Read our full guide →EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Museum · AmsterdamThe EYE Film Institute Netherlands is a must-visit for cinema lovers, housed in a futuristic white building that resembles a camera or a spaceship.
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