Another tourist attraction spot of Amsterdam are its museums. Amsterdam is well known as the home of a number of varieties of museums. More than 40 museums are present here that reflects the cultural diversity of the city. A wide range of European art collection could be observed here. 
Travelers could easily reach the museum of their interest without any trouble. To visit the sightseeing it is quite easy to travel on foot as most of the museums lies close to each other. Another way is to make use of the Canal Cruises that illustrates the unique view of the remarkable buildings and the old town. ‘Museum Boats ‘ are also available that offers the tour to various sightseeing attraction linking them to about twenty museums. Water taxis, trams or ubiquitous bicycle could also prove to be helpful for long excursion.
One could find not only the famous Dutch Museums here but also the oldest sex museum in the world. In addition to these there are some interesting one also as the Coffee and Tea
Museum,the Pipe Cabinet Museum,the Eyeglass Museum and many more. Some of the other great museums of Amsterdam that draws the attention of the tourist a lot are-
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam-
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam is the largest museum of art and history in the Netherlands. It is well known for the exhaustive collection of Dutch works of 17th century Dutch master and art from Middle Ages. Visitors of all age group could enjoy the place.
Amsterdam Tulip Museum-
It’s a small museum about tulip flower. Tulip flower is the symbol of Netherlands. One can see the interesting multimedia presentations about history of tulip flowers here.
Ann Frank Museum Amsterdam-
Ann Frank is a moving museum in the heart of Amsterdam. The most dramatic attraction is its hiding place. Anne Frank House became a museum since 1960.
The Rembrandt House-
This is the house of Rembrandt where he lived and worked. In 1911, this house became a museum and now it owns almost all the Rembrandt’s etchings along with a number of his drawings. It gives a nice feeling to see these displayed in the surrounding where they have been created.
Van Gogh Museum-
The museum is famous for the collection of almost every piece of work done by famous painters. It contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh in the world.
Electric Tramline Museum-
This museum is famous for the collection of the trams; among them some are still running. This is the only museum that offers sort of rides to the visitors. The trams run between Amsterdam and Amstelveen. Due to this feature it is very popular among families and children.
Pianola Museum-
This museum has the world’s largest collection of old player pianos and automated music machines. Besides this collection of recording work by Debussy, Gershwin and many more could be seen here.
Tourism in Amsterdam becomes unforgettable due to many other attractions in the city. Today Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful and welcoming cities in the world due to its long history that cou
ld be easily observed while visiting the galleries and museum of the city.
It is better to visit particular museum after confirmation of their opening time as many of the minor museums here opens on set days of the week.
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