# Things to Do in Amsterdam

Amsterdam's core museums and historic sights, all confirmed open in 2026 and located within the city itself. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Amsterdam? This list of 8 includes Rijksmuseum (Museumkwartier, Amsterdam). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Netherlands](/netherlands.md) / Amsterdam
**Updated:** 2026-08-19 18:20:47

1. **[Rijksmuseum](/e/rijksmuseum---912.md)** (attraction) — The Dutch national museum on Museumplein, in a Pierre Cuypers building that first opened in 1885 and reopened in 2013 after renovation; holds Rembrandt's The Night Watch. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijksmuseum, https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
2. **[Van Gogh Museum](/e/van-gogh-museum---913.md)** (attraction) — Opened in 1973 on Museumplein, this museum holds the world's largest Van Gogh collection: around 200 paintings, 400 drawings and 700 letters. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Gogh_Museum, https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en
3. **[Anne Frank House](/e/anne-frank-house---914.md)** (attraction) — Museum on Prinsengracht preserving the secret annex where Anne Frank hid during the Nazi occupation; opened as a museum in 1960 and drew over 1.2 million visitors in 2024. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank_House, https://www.annefrank.org/en/
4. **[NEMO Science Museum](/e/nemo-science-museum---915.md)** (attraction) — The Netherlands' largest science center, in a Renzo Piano-designed building on Oosterdok with five floors of hands-on exhibits and a rooftop terrace. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.nemosciencemuseum.nl/en/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMO_(museum)
5. **[Moco Museum](/e/moco-museum---916.md)** (attraction) — Modern and contemporary art museum on Honthorststraat near Museumplein, opened in 2016, with a permanent Banksy exhibition alongside Warhol and other contemporary artists. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdamtips.com/moco-museum, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moco_Museum
6. **[Rembrandt House Museum](/e/rembrandt-house-museum---917.md)** (attraction) — The house on Jodenbreestraat where Rembrandt lived and worked from 1639-1658, restored and opened as a museum in 1911; open daily except King's Day and December 25. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt_House_Museum, https://www.rembrandthuis.nl/en/
7. **[Begijnhof](/e/begijnhof---918.md)** (attraction) — A 14th-century courtyard of almshouses near Spui, once home to the Catholic Beguine sisterhood and still partly inhabited; free to visit daily, quiet requested out of respect for residents. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdam.info/sights/begijnhof/, https://www.amsterdamtips.com/begijnhof-amsterdam
8. **[Albert Cuyp Market](/e/albert-cuyp-market---919.md)** (attraction) — Street market on Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp, open Monday to Saturday with 260-plus stalls; a six-day daytime market since 1912, claiming to be Europe's largest. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.amsterdamtourism.org/albert-cuyp-market/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Cuyp_Market

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