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World Class Museums in Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, there are over fifty museums, modern art and photography to film and theater, with the traditional, slightly less thrown in as well. Here is a list of 14 there is to see the museums of Amsterdam from the well-known to obscure.

# 1. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. The museum largest in the Netherlands, the Rijksmuseum is more than a million visitors each year in its incomparable collection of Dutch art. The Rijksmuseum and the Museum Van Gogh (# 2) are in the neighborhood of Amsterdam, the Museum, the most fashionable district of the city, rich in cultural institutions, restaurants and holiday accommodation fashion.

# 2. Van Gogh Museum. Dedicated to the most famous artist of the Netherlands, the Van Gogh Museum houses 200 paintings and 550 drawings by the master, along with their letters his contemporaries.

# 3. Amsterdam Tulip Museum. This is a small museum dedicated to the national symbol of the Netherlands: the tulip. This museum has multimedia presentations and a museum shop with rare tulip bulbs.

# 4. The Anne Frank House. Across the canal from the Museum of tulip is the House Anne Frank. The historic World War II hideout of Anne Frank and her family, the museum has the original pages of her famous diary. Visitors can also walk through unsettling neighborhoods in which Anne and her family hid.

# 5. Museum van Loon. Located in a patrician home of the canal in downtown Amsterdam, the Museum van Loon is owned aristocratic family of Van Loon and offers visitors a unique view into the life of the Dutch upper class.

# 6. Museum Willet-Holthuysen. Another museum that offers a look at the wealthy, the Museum Willet-Holthuysen is located in a 17th century farmhouse and has an impressive personal collection of silverware, paintings and furniture.

# 7. Amsterdam Historical Museum. The museum is perfect for history buffs, the Amsterdam Historical Museum, with permanent exhibitions on different periods in the history of the Netherlands.

# 8. Botanical Garden. The Botanical Garden of Amsterdam was established in 1638 as a garden of herbs for medical Netherlands. Today is a living museum with botanical specimens from around the world.

# 9. NEMO. Ultimately in the hands of museums, the Museum of NEMO, has hundreds of exhibits please contact for children and adults alike about science and technology.

# 10. Ajax Museum. Dedicated to the football club from Amsterdam, the champion, the Ajax Museum includes photographic images and video from the last century Ajax football.

# 11. Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum. The Scheepvaart Netherlands, or sea, the museum has the world's largest collection of boats. The museum features ship models and ships in real life as well of a series of maps and historical documents about the Dutch naval history.

# 12. Heineken Experience. Come learn about the history of brewing one of the best brewers in the world.

# 13. The Venustemple. This house museum of sex from the largest European collection of erotic paintings and objects history.

# 14. Erotic Museum. For more information about sex, you can see the Erotic Museum. Located in the heart of the Red Zone, the Erotic Museum has five floors of erotic art, along with a historical review of the district.

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