The 10 best attractions in Amsterdam

Attraction · Museumkwartier

Rijksmuseum

The Netherlands' national museum — Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer and 800 years of Dutch art.

4.7(113,975)

Attraction · Jordaan

Anne Frank House

The canal house where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary. Tickets only online, weeks ahead.

4.5(75,547)

Attraction · Museumkwartier

Van Gogh Museum

The world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings, drawings and letters. Book a timed slot ahead.

4.6(107,537)

Attraction · Museumkwartier

Vondelpark

Amsterdam's largest public park: 47 hectares of lawn, lake, and footpaths, the city's local outdoor rhythm spot for runners, picnickers, and Sunday families.

4.7(60,286)

Attraction

A'DAM Lookout

A 360° observation deck atop the A'DAM Toren in Noord, with Europe's highest swing.

4.6(30,172)

Attraction · Centrum

Royal Palace Amsterdam

Built as Amsterdam's town hall in 1665, converted to a royal palace in 1808: one of the great Dutch Golden Age buildings on Dam Square.

4.6(26,575)

Attraction · De Wallen

Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder

A hidden Catholic church in the attic of a 17th-century canal house in the old centre.

4.7(4,489)

Attraction · NDSM

STRAAT Museum

A vast NDSM warehouse filled with street art and graffiti by 170+ artists.

4.8(5,600)

Attraction · Museumkwartier

Het Concertgebouw

One of the world's finest concert halls, opposite Museumplein.

4.8(10,359)

Attraction · Grachtengordel

Pathé Tuschinski

A spectacular 1921 Art Deco and Amsterdam School cinema near Rembrandtplein.

4.7(7,253)