Museum hopping in Amsterdam

A visit to Amsterdam usually entails trips to the Red Light District and stops at the strangely scented “coffee shops,” but you don’t need to be horny or high to enjoy the Dutch capital’s other popular destination: its museums.

Amsterdam is home to dozens of great museums, not the least of which are the Amsterdam Historical Museum (Kalverstraat 92), the Dutch Resistance Museum (Plantage Kerklaan 61), the Filmmuseum (Vondelpark 3), the Foam-Fotografiemuseum (Keizersgracht 609), the Royal Palace (Dam) and the remarkable Hermitage Amsterdam (Amstel 51). Ongoing renovation has temporarily closed the Stedelijk Museum (Museumplein 10), which houses an impressive collection of modern art.