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“wasn't at all what we expected but was alot better than I could imagine. definitely worth going”
Visit Amsterdam’s Red Light Secrets Museum in a former brothel. Audio guide included, with time-slot entry on Oudezijds Achterburgwal.
“Really enjoyed this experience, such a fantastic insight into Amsterdam red light district , the audio guide was really good , and the wall of confessions at the end is not for the faint hearted !”
Step into Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amsterdam with fast-track entry, wild interactive exhibits, and a top-floor view of Dam Square.
“Interesting, it takes so long to finish it, so if you don’t have a lot of time it’s not worth it. The tunnel is amazing 👌🏼”
Body Worlds Amsterdam The Happiness Project: 200+ plastinated specimens, a free InBody scan, and a science-led look at how happiness affects health.
“It was very informative and enjoyable although the aborted/dead babies at the end did make me tear up a little but for anyone interested in human development it’s a must”
Laugh and scream through 500 years of Amsterdam’s dark past at the Amsterdam Dungeon, with interactive actors and the Flying Dutchman.
“Had the best time. The actors are brilliant and we were genuinely scared and laughing at the same time. Would 100% come back again”
Body Worlds Amsterdam admission for 90 minutes of real human specimens and the Happiness Project. Mind-body insights, mobile ticket.
“Very interesting, particularly if you want to know about a certain body part, how it works etc. we learned a lot”
A combo ticket for Madame Tussauds and Amsterdam Dungeon, with wax-star photo moments and guided scares through 500 years of dark history.
“This combo ticket was extremely worth the money, allowing us to skip the long queue at the weekend for madame tussaud’s! Madame tussauds was amazing, very funny experience. Amsterdam dungeons was hilarious and the actors spoke extremely good english! Overall, very very impressed!”
Fast-track Madame Tussauds plus a one-hour GPS audio canal cruise. See canals up close with Dam Square views. Reserve a time slot.
“Le musée est un peu petit”
Step into Amsterdam’s Red Light Secrets, a former brothel museum with audio stories, photo-friendly exhibits, and a confessions wall.
“Basically a fun audio tour with fun facts. Lots to see. Quirky, sexy and a great introduction to red light district.”
Skip the line at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Amsterdam on Dam Square. Explore five floors of oddities, tunnels, and optical illusions.
“Really interesting, loved the interactive sections like the tunnel or the “selfie spots”. Also loved the “scary” section and the statues to actually show how tall things are.”
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.
“Great experience. Tickets were exactly as described. Wax museum was fabulous and the cruise was amazing”
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