AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 best madame tussauds & spooky museums in Amsterdam, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth planning an afternoon around, and what each ticket actually includes.
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam on Dam Square: wax icons plus TV autocue, Adele studio and DJ booth fun. One-day ticket, about an hour.
Most Popular“I liked the selection of wax models on display, displaying the various celebrities, some of which I've never heard of before. Exquisite pieces of work”
Visit Amsterdam’s Red Light Secrets Museum in a former brothel. Audio guide included, with time-slot entry on Oudezijds Achterburgwal.
“We enjoyed our experience. The girl at the checkout at the end of the experience was so lovely & helped with our pictures!”
Step into Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amsterdam with fast-track entry, wild interactive exhibits, and a top-floor view of Dam Square.
“Me and my boyfriend went and had a really good time! Felt like we were in there longer than we was bc there’s so much to look at & interact with!”
Body Worlds Amsterdam The Happiness Project: 200+ plastinated specimens, a free InBody scan, and a science-led look at how happiness affects health.
“Great experience, so educational and fascinating Well worth it and you won’t find many other experiences like this world wide!”
Laugh and scream through 500 years of Amsterdam’s dark past at the Amsterdam Dungeon, with interactive actors and the Flying Dutchman.
“Had a fantastic time at the Amsterdam Dungeon! It's incredibly interactive and keeps you engaged from start to finish. The actors are absolutely brilliant — funny, convincing, and full of energy. The whole experience is both spooky and entertaining, with just the right balance of history and humor. Great value for the price. Highly recommend…”
Body Worlds Amsterdam admission for 90 minutes of real human specimens and the Happiness Project. Mind-body insights, mobile ticket.
“Fascinating and lots of interesting data. Not for everyone particularly if squeamish. Best for analytical and curious minds !”
A combo ticket for Madame Tussauds and Amsterdam Dungeon, with wax-star photo moments and guided scares through 500 years of dark history.
“The dungeons are really good fun, we had such a laugh.”
Fast-track Madame Tussauds plus a one-hour GPS audio canal cruise. See canals up close with Dam Square views. Reserve a time slot.
“Leuke manier om eens op een rustige manier door Amsterdam te varen.”
Step into Amsterdam’s Red Light Secrets, a former brothel museum with audio stories, photo-friendly exhibits, and a confessions wall.
“Cool museum right in Red Light, def worth checking out. Approx takes an hour to check it out, the tour is self guided”
Skip the line at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Amsterdam on Dam Square. Explore five floors of oddities, tunnels, and optical illusions.
“Poor. Displays were very poor. Interactive parts didn't work. Staff at reception not friendly, issues with tickets online. Wouldn't accept. Only for tickets and tours girl who got us in. Wouldn't recommend”
Explore Body Worlds Amsterdam’s The Happiness Project with a one-hour UNESCO canal cruise, GPS audio, and easy skip-the-line entry.
“Es hat beides Spaß gemacht. Insgesamt eine gelungene Erfahrung.”
Fast-track Ripley’s Believe it or Not plus a 1-hour glass-topped canal cruise in Amsterdam’s UNESCO canal district, with onboard audio.
One ticket for Amsterdam Dungeon thrills and a one-hour UNESCO canal cruise with GPS audio in 19 languages.
Skip the line for Body Worlds Amsterdam then enjoy a 1-hour canal cruise with audio—an unusual, smart way to spend half a day.
“The exhibition in the Body world was well informative. Canal cruise also was interesting and informative.”
Pre-book Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam, then enjoy a 1-hour canal cruise with GPS audio in 19 languages for a smart city-center combo.
“Accidentally, i was buying a Ticket with wrong date (my mistake), but even in Madame Tussauds and on the city boat cruise i didn't have ANY problems... The staff in both places was more than friendly...👍👍”
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