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Amsterdam City Card with Public Transport and Free Museums

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Discover Amsterdam with the official I amsterdam City Card. Visit world-class museums and attractions for free, get unlimited access to Amsterdam's public transport, and enjoy a free canal cruise.

What's Included

  • Detailed city map
  • Free entrance to Amsterdam's world-class museums and attractions (over 70 locations included)
  • 25% discount at participating attractions
  • Train ticket from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Central Station
  • Van Gogh and Anne Frank museum
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Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam 1071XX, The Netherlands

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Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
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A'dam Lookout

The most spectacular view of Amsterdam and the surrounding area
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ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo

Stroll among the shady trees, admire the diversity of plants and animals, travel to the stars, enjoy our heritage. Visit ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo and experience nature right in the city centre.
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NEMO Science Museum

Expand your world at NEMO Science Museum. The remarkable building on top of the IJ-tunnel offers five floors of exciting hands-on activities. At NEMO you can experience the joy of science and technology, by blowing gigantic soap bubbles, watch an enormous chain reaction and experiment in a real laboratory. In a variety of exhibitions you can 'Take a journey through the mind' or learn that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to sustainable electricity and smart transportation at 'Smart Technology'. Enjoy a magnificent view over Amsterdam The creative mind behind NEMO, build in 1997, is Italian architect Renzo Piano. He had a clear vision for his design of the NEMO building, with its very own piazza 22 metres above water level. The spectacular roof terrace has a magnificent view over Amsterdam and the Eastern Docklands. You can access the roof terrace free of charge. The roof terrace and cafe in NEMO are the perfect places to sit back, relax and enjoy a drink.
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Museum Het Rembrandthuis

Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
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Muiderslot

Muiderslot
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Hortus Botanicus

Hortus Botanicus
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H'ART Museum

This is an Amsterdam-based extension of Russia's famed Hermitage Museum. Thera are three exceptional collections to be seen: - The first is from one of the world's largest and most famous museums: the Hermitage in St Petersburg. The museum of the Tsars, with more than three million objects. From 4 Feb 2017 until 17 Sep 2017: 1917. Romanovs & Revolution. The end of Monarchy. And from 7 Oct 2017 until 27 May 2018: Dutch Masters from the Hermitage. Treasures of the Tsars - Exhibit two: Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age - wonderful Dutch group portraits from the Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum collections. - Exhibit three: Outsider Art Museum - We show work from new and absolutely orginal artists, from the collections of museum Het Dolhuys.
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Allard Pierson

Allard Pierson
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Amsterdam Tulip Museum

The Story of the Tulip. The museum features exhibits and films devoted to the tulip, the unofficial national flower of The Netherlands. From Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Dutch Merchants of the Golden Age, to gardeners today, the tulip has captivated people around the world for centuries. This fascinating flower has inspired artists and brought great wealth and even economic ruin to people who have fallen under its spell. Explore the tulip's history and discover the remarkable journey the flower bulb has taken from the wilds of the Himalayan highlands to a garden like yours. Conveniently located in the Jordaan district of historic Amsterdam near the Anne Frank House.
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Hollandsche Schouwburg

Hollandsche Schouwburg
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Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam

Foam enables people all over the world to experience and enjoy photography, whether it's at our museum in Amsterdam, on the website, via Foam Magazine or in our Editions Gallery.Completed in 1716, the building where Foam is situated - Keizersgracht 609 - first operated as a warehouse. In 2002 it became Foam and has since been a hotspot for photography lovers.Foam nurtures and shows upcoming artists in combination with exhibitions of well known photographers and historical work. It has a gallery, library, bookshop and cafe.
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Stadsarchief Amsterdam

The Amsterdam City Archives (the largest in the world), located in historic building De Bazel is housing a historical topographical collection with millions of maps, drawings and pictures, a library and extensive audio, film and photo archives. All these archives show how today’s city was made in the past by organizing intriguing activities (guided tours, arranged in advance), temporary & permanent exhibitions. Start december 7th - The Private World of Rembrandt - Tales of love, money and art. The exhibition tells the personal story of the greatest painter in the history of the Netherlands. Amsterdam city archives manages a large proportion of documents, witch relate to his work, clients, wives, lovers, children and financial difficulties. Permanent: The treasury chamber. In the cozy areas are showcases and also filing cabinets with documents, archaeological artifects and photo's. A visit brings you very close to the people who witnessed crucial moments in the history of Amsterdam.
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EYE Film Institute Netherlands

EYE Filmmuseum is the Dutch centre for film culture and heritage. On april 5 2012 EYE opened the doors of a futuristic building on the banks of the river IJ right next to Amsterdam's Central station. A free ferry service runs right at the back of the train station and takes you across in less than 3 minutes (24/7).The EYE building was designed by Delugan & Meissl Associated architects from Austria and is freely accessible. It holds 4 screening rooms that showcase a wide variety of films, from historical classics to the latest arthouse premieres. There is a 1200m2 exhibtion space with 4 changing exhibtions every year.There is a large terrace with a spectaculair view over Amsterdam. The bar and restaurant are open 7 days a week from 10.00pm to 01.00am.
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Madame Tussauds Amsterdam

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Pipe Museum

Amsterdam Pipe Museum
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Museum Cobra

CoBrA Museum of Modern Art
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Amsterdam Museum

Housed in a splendid 17th-century building that was a former civic orphanage, this museum tells the history of Amsterdam through its vast collection of art and artifacts from medieval times to the present.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Museum Het Schip

Museum Het Schip
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Museum of the Canals

Museum Het Grachtenhuis (The Canal House) is the natural starting point for visitors to Amsterdam. It is located in one of the most beautiful canalside houses. Het Grachtenhuis introduces visitors to one of the best city development projects in the world: the 17th-century canals of Amsterdam. During your visit to the multimedia, interactive exhibition, you will travel in 40 minutes through 400 years of history.
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Houseboat Museum

A LOOK INSIDE A HOUSEBOAT At the Houseboat Museum, you get the chance to experience first-hand what it’s to live in a houseboat on an Amsterdam canal. The museum is located in the Hendika Maria”, a former cargo ship built in 1914. The cargo hold is now a cosy living space featuring all the conveniences and a surprising amount of space and comfort. * Photography permitted * Plenty headroom inside * Description available in twenty languages Welcome on board!
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Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum

Het Scheepvaartmuseum, The National Maritime Museum, tells inspiring stories of how the sea is in our genes. Come and enjoy the stimulating, interactive exhibitions and the stunning 17th century building.
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Museum Van Loon

In the heart of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht the house of the Amsterdam regent family Van Loon can still be seen. In 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company. Seven days a week the family opens their home and collection to the public. Get a glimpse of the life of the Amsterdam Van Loon family in one of the finest canal houses of the city.
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Huis Marseille

Huis Marseille is Amsterdam's first photography museum. For over fifteen years now, Huis Marseille has been offering a varied exhibition program in which photography's rich history and diverse uses are given consideration. In addition to this, the museum also frequently shows work from its own collection of contemporary photography. Huis Marseille serves as a platform for the particularization of photography. The museum provides a view of the 'landscape' taking shape in photography; it presents photographers, artists and forms of photography which do justice to visual quality and which can be counted among the medium's major, but also lesser known, highlights. This stands in contrast to the profusion of photography as a mass medium. In terms of the installation of exhibitions, the unique structure of this house plays a significant role. Each of the thirteen exhibition spaces has its own specific character, yet all of them relate well to the work on display. The building still has the atmosphere of a 'gentleman's residence', but its rooms have now become galleries. A sense of warmth and intimacy has remained. Huis Marseille strives to make the visitor feel welcome in these home-like surroundings.
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Museum Tot Zover

A museum dedicated to the ways Dutch people approach the inevitability of death: now & in the past. ´Such an amazing museum... my favorite place to visit in Amsterdam!´ Bill Pechet, Vancouver - Guestbook review june 2017
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Oude Kerk

Oude Kerk
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Our Lord in the Attic Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder

In the heart of Amsterdam's bustling centre lies one of the city's oldest museums: Museum Our Lord in the Attic. Here visitors get to experience the Dutch Golden Age in a special way: a 17th-century house with a top floor converted into a Catholic church.
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Artis Micropia

Micropia
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Nieuwe Kerk

Nieuwe Kerk
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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The Cat Cabinet

The Cat Cabinet
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Portugese Synagoge

Portuguese Synagogue
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Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam

Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam
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Willet-Holthuysen Museum

Willet-Holthuysen Museum
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Molen Van Sloten

Rembrandt Molen van Sloten - Amsterdam / Kuiperijmuseum
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Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

Tropenmuseum
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Moco Museum Amsterdam

The Moco Museum is an independent museum located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, dedicated to exhibiting modern and contemporary art
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Admission Ticket Free

This is Holland

Attraction featuring a 5D flight simulation with wind & water effects over Holland's famous sights.
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Admission Ticket Free

Papiermolen De Schoolmeester/moulin a papier De Schoolmeester

De Schoolmeester is a smock mill in Westzaan, North Holland, the Netherlands which is maintained in full working order. It is the only wind powered paper mill in the world.
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Admission Ticket Free

Straat Museum

Visitors can take a deep dive into street art in the hip Amsterdam-North Area
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2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Once the card is activated, it is then valid for the consecutive hours
  • The City Card needs to be activated in the I amsteram City Card app

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Amsterdam City Card with Public Transport and Free Museums?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-2464AMSCARD

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  • Detailed city map
  • Free entrance to Amsterdam's world-class museums and attractions (over 70 locations included)
  • 25% discount at participating attractions
  • Unlimited use of GVB public transport in Amsterdam (bus, tram and metro)
  • Free 24h bike rental
  • One free canal cruise valid at all major cruise operators
  • Train ticket from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Central Station
  • Van Gogh and Anne Frank museum

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
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  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Once the card is activated, it is then valid for the consecutive hours
  • The City Card needs to be activated in the I amsteram City Card app
  • Please be aware that you need to book a time slot for some of the City Card venues. For more detailed info per venue please go to, choose the venue you'd like to visit and see their page for detailed info on how to book your timeslot. It is not necessary to have the physical City Card in order to book your timeslots. You can book these ahead of time.
  • Locations which are included in the City Card can be visited once per City Card.
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