#2 best destination in the world
Electric Ladyland: The Museum of Fluorescent Art
- Presents art, minerals, and manufactured items that fluoresce under ultraviolet light
- Opened in 1999
Anne Frank House
- Writer’s house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank
- During World War II, Anne Frank hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the 17th-century canal house
- Anne Frank did not survive the war but in 1947, her wartime diary was published
- In 1957, the Anne Frank Foundation was established to protect the property from developers who wanted to demolish the block
The Cat Boat (Amsterdam)
- De Poezenboot is an Amsterdam animal shelter for cats located on a houseboat
- The Cat Boat takes in stray cats and relocates them
- Some of the cats roam freely on the boat, which is open to visitors
- At peak times, the Poezenboot houses about 60 cats
The Torture Museum
- Museum preserving historic torture artifacts from the country’s past
KattenKabinet
- Art museum devoted to works depicting cats
- Collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works of art by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Corneille, Sal Meijer, Théophile Steinlen, and Jože Ciuha, among others
- There are some cats in the museum as well
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
- Historic street lined with antique shops, each one a museum to a different part in history
- One antiques store includes collections of medical instruments, dissection kits, dental tools, and apothecary jars
Canals of Amsterdam
- Canals made of 90 islands and 1,500 bridges
- The 3 main canals were dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age
- Main canals run alongside 1550 monumental buildings
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rijksmuseum
- Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history
- #14 of the top 25 museums in the world
- Founded in 1800
- Originally located in the Royal Palace
- Contains 1 million objects from the years 1200-2000
Van Gogh Museum
- Art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries
- #16 of the top 25 museums in the world
- Opened in 1973
- Largest collection of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings in the world
Keukenhof
- One of the world’s largest flower gardens
- 7 million flower bulbs are planted every year
- Open from mid-March to mid-May
Mauritshuis
- Art museum which houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings
- Contains works by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hans Holbein the Younger, and others
- Originally, the 17th century building was the residence of a count, it is now property of the government
Market Hall (Rotterdam)
- Residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located in Rotterdam
- Opened in 2014, by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Windmills at Kinderdijk
- Group of 19 monumental windmills
- Built in 1738 and 1740 to keep water out
- Largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Efteling
- #13 of the best amusement parks in the world
- Fantasy themed based on ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore
- Opened in 1952
Hunebed D27
- Corridor grave constructed in 4000 BC
- One of the oldest buildings in the world
Costs
Number of Days: 24 days
Best Time To Fly: mid-April-June, Sept-Oct
Airline tickets: $915
Seattle -> Amsterdam (round trip) = $915
Ferry/cruise tickets: $134
Amsterdam -> Kinderdijk windmills (round trip) = $134
Food: $54/day x 24 days = $1,296
Rental car: $531
$59/day x 9 days = $531
Gas: $50
Entertainment: $221
Airbnb: $209/day x 23 days = $4,807
TOTAL: $7,954
