Everything along the way
2 · Houses & museums
Anne Frank House
The canal house where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary, now a museum.
- About
- Built in 1635
- From the boat
- A quiet minute on the water; the museum is booked separately
Anne Frank, her family and four others hid in the back house of Prinsengracht 263 from 1942 to 1944. The museum keeps the rooms as they were.
We pass slowly and quietly; book the museum yourself, weeks ahead.
Cruises that pass here
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Churches & towers · Tower finished in 1638
Westerkerk
The tallest church tower in the old city, its blue imperial crown above the Prinsengracht.
Houses & museums · Built in 1617
Bartolotti House
A red-brick Dutch Renaissance house that bends with the Herengracht.
Canal houses · Laid out in the 1610s
The Nine Streets
Nine little cross streets between the main canals, full of small shops and cafés.
Canal houses · Dug in 1664
Leidsegracht
The short canal linking the ring to the Leidseplein, lined with elms.