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A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world. It provides the opportunity to keep track of the artist’s developments, or compare his paintings to works by other artists from the 19th century in the collection. The museum also holds an extensive offer of exhibitions on various subjects from 19th century art history. The van Gogh Museum is listed at our Top 10 things to do in Amsterdam.
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Home › Landmarks › Paris › The Louvre
Downstream from the Pont Neuf is the Louvre, a former royal palace. At one time the world’s largest palace, currently the world’s largest museum. It’s a classical grand building that stretches for about 1 km between the Seine and the rue de rivoli.
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Home › Landmarks › London › British Museum
The British Museum is the largest museum in the United Kingdom and therefore it is impossible to see everything in one day. A vast repository of the world’s cultures, with entire sections devoted to Egyptian, Greek, and Middle Eastern artifacts, as well as the piece which united them all: The Rosetta Stone. Led by a guide, you can choose one of the three free “Eye-opener tours” to see a few highlights of the museum in 50 minutes. It’s one of our Top 10 things to do in London.
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Home › Landmarks › Amsterdam › Marihuana museum
The scent of genuine cannabis plants welcomes the visitor when entering the Museum. Inside, all aspects of hemp, cannabis and hashish are explained in detail using a variety of media, including short films and photo collections. The Museum houses a large collection of traditional smoking devices from all over the world. There is also an extensive library of books, photos, posters, and magazines concerned with the culture of cannabis, which range from the 19th Century to the Jazz era and on to contemporary pop culture. This is one of our Top 10 things to do in Amsterdam.
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Home › Landmarks › Amsterdam › Historical Museum
Housed in a rambling amalgamation of buildings, the old civic orphanage, this museum takes you through all the fascinating twists and turns in Amsterdam’s convoluted history. The focus is on the city’s 17th-century Golden Age, when Amsterdam was the world’s wealthiest city, and some of the most interesting exhibits are of the trades that made it rich. This makes the Amsterdam Historical Museum one of the top 10 landmarks in Amsterdam.
You can also view famous paintings by the Dutch Old Masters in context. The Schutters Gallery is filled with huge, historic portraits of city militias. You’ll also find models of old homes, religious objects and a detailed history of Dutch commerce. read more…
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