Amsterdam

▲▲▲ Anne Frank House Young Anne's hideaway during the Nazi occupation.

▲▲▲ Rijksmuseum Best collection anywhere of the Dutch Masters — Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, and Steen — in a spectacular setting.

▲▲▲ Van Gogh Museum More than 200 paintings by the angst-ridden artist.

▲▲ Red Light District The world's oldest profession in the city's oldest neighborhood.

▲▲ Our Lord in the Attic Museum Catholic church hidden in the attic of a 17th-century merchant's house.

▲▲ Stedelijk Museum One of the Netherlands' top modern-art museums.

▲▲ Portuguese Synagogue Beloved synagogue that serves today's Jewish community.

▲▲ National Holocaust Museum Powerful, modern exhibit displayed in a former teacher training school.

▲▲ Dutch Resistance Museum History of the Dutch struggle against the Nazis.

▲ Royal Palace Lavish City Hall that takes you back to the Golden Age of the 17th century.

▲ Begijnhof Quiet residential courtyard lined with picturesque houses.

▲ Amsterdam Pipe Museum A collection of pipes from around the globe, displayed in a 17th-century canal house.

▲ Hash, Marijuana, and Hemp Museum All the dope, from history and science to memorabilia.

▲ Rembrandt's House The master's reconstructed studios, office, and bedroom.

▲ H'ART Museum Temporary home of Amsterdam Museum city history collection; also hosts exhibits from Centre Pompidou in Paris, British Museum in London, and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.

▲ Jewish Museum Exhibits on Judaism and culture.

▲ Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names Brick walls bearing names of Dutch dead.

▲ Netherlands Maritime Museum Rich seafaring story of the Netherlands, told with vivid artifacts.

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