Museum Willet-Holthuysen (Herengracht 605, 1017 CE Amsterdam. Ph: 523 18 22): This well-known museum in the city displays the life of wealthy Amsterdammers in the 18th and 19th century. It is depicted by the construction of a fully decorated canal house with a French-style garden. Applied arts, architecture, glass art, interior design, local archaeology, painting, pottery/ceramics and sculpture are main collections of the museum. Considering the large number of tourists visit, it provides many guides to its visitors in various languages. Audio-visuals in Dutch and English, brochure in Dutch, German, English and French, guided tour in Dutch, German, English, French and Italian, route description in Dutch and English, hunt in Dutch and explanatory texts in Dutch and English are some of such guides.

Netherlands Scheepvaart Museum (Kattenburgerplein 1, Post 1018 KK, Amsterdam. Ph: 5232222): This is the Maritime Museum of the Netherlands that tells the story of the maritime life of the Netherlands. Located in the National Naval Depot, the museum is has the largest maritime collection. It also reminds the old trading voyages, Amsterdam in the Golden Age, the Dutch East India Company and the oversea colonies. It also displays real-size ships, models and maps.

Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK Amsterdam. Ph: 520 04 00): This beautiful museum houses many priceless paintings by the ancient artists. It also displays the etchings that were printed in the 17th century. The etching technique, the printing process and about the graphic art will be explained by the demonstrators inside the museum for free of cost. Applied arts, architecture, craft, glass art graph art/drawing, interior design, paintings (1600-1850), pottery/ceramics, shop/workshop and war/arms are its other collections. This museum, which is often visited by tourists, also provides much guidance to its visitors in different languages.

Rijksmuseum (Jan Luijkenstraat 1, Post 1071 CH, Amsterdam. Ph: 6747000): This is the largest museum in the Netherlands. It has a large collection of artifacts and employs around 400 people, including 45 curators. Built in 1876, it has a large collection of works by Rembrandt (the Night Watch), Vermeer and Frans Hals. The prints room in the museum has around 700,000 prints and drawings, sculptures, furniture, silver, glass, porcelain, a Dutch History section and an Asiatic Art section. It is also known for its exhibitions and publications of high quality products.

Stedelijk Museum (Oosterdokskade 5, 1011 AD Amsterdam. Ph: 573 29 11): This famous museum located on the Oosterdokskade exhibits products on art, film, photography, video and design. Lectures, presentations and film screenings take place here every Thursdays. There is a restaurant-bar-club on the 11th floor of this building. Contemporary art from 1968 to the present can also be seen here. Pottery/ceramics include its main collections. The museum also offers facilities for its thousands of tourists. Van Gogh Museum (Paulus Potterstraat 7, Post 1071 CX City. Amsterdam. Ph: 5705200): The museum displays the largest collection Vincent van Gogh paintings in the world. It features around 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Van Gogh and his contemporaries Toulouse-Lautrec, Gaugin, Monet, Bernard and Monticelli. Located in the city's Museum Quarter, it also conducts exhibitions on a variety of subjects from 19th century art history.

Amsterdams Historisch Museum (Kalverstraat 92 and Nwz Voorburgwal 357 Amsterdam. Ph: 523 18 22): It is the historical museum in Amsterdam. Located in the 17th century building of the Burgerweeshuis, which was an orphanage, the museum has a huge collection of paintings, prints, marquettes, objects and archeological findings that tells the history of the city. Its exhibits depict the development of the city from small medieval town to a world famous center. Applied arts, archeology, architecture, doll's houses, glass art, graph art/drawing, interior design, history painting (1600-1850), pottery/ceramics, sculpture, shipping, textiles, tools/instruments, typography and war/arms are its other collections. Its inner courtyards house the permanent exhibitions.

Anne Frank Huis (Prinsengracht 267, Post 1016 GV Amsterdam. Ph: 5567105): This was the hiding place of Anne Frank and her family during the World War II. The number of exhibitions in the museum tells the life of Anne Frank. A diary written by her during the hiding period is the main exhibit of the museum. The adventures of the eight people in hiding and of those who helped them can be learned from here. Quotations from the diary, historical documents, photographs, film images and original objects of those who were hiding remind the events that took place during that period. There is a Museum café and bookstore in its compound. It also offers free leaflets in eight languages at its entrance.

Hermitage Amsterdam (Nieuwe Herengracht 14, Post 1018 DP Amsterdam. Ph: 5308755): The museum located on the Amstel River exhibits a rich collection of The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg (Russia). Hermitage has around 600 paintings by Dutch and Flemish Masters. It also offers guidance for the visitors.

Cobra Museum (Sandbergplein 1-3, Post 1181 ZX, Amstelveen. Ph: 5475050): The famous Cobra museum has a large collection of graph art/drawing, painting and sculpture. The works of Appel, a controversial painter can also be seen here. It also holds an interesting temporary exhibition of modern and contemporary art. It provides many facilities to its thousands of visitors like baby buggies, café-restaurant, cloakroom, coach parking, coffee corner, lift and museum shop.

Sex-Museum Amsterdam (Damrak 18, Post 1012 LH, Amsterdam. Ph: 6228376): The museum that displays erotic art, including paintings, statues, photography and prints on the topic 'sex throughout the ages' is a well-known museum in the city. It also has a collection of objects and recordings of different ages and cultures all over the world.

Hash, Marijuana & Hemp Museum (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 130.Ph: 623 5961): It is a special museum that exhibits many items that describe the uses and history of cannabis. It also houses a seed shop, a green house and also bongs. The seeds can be bought from the seed house nearby and use it for medical purpose.

Jewish Historical Museum: The Jewish museum in the city focus on the history and life of Jewish people. The items displayed here come under the main theme of the role of religion and tradition, Jewish identity, the persecution of Jews during the World War II, links with Israel, personal life stories and the mutual influence of Jewish and Dutch culture and the socio-economic history of Jews in the Netherlands. It also holds temporary children's exhibitions, photography exhibition and much more.