July 12, 2025
Posing here with my sister Lindsay in front of the building which housed Anne Frank and her family, along with 4 other people for 25 months before they were discovered.
As you can see here, they stayed in the back upper floors of a business. They were able to stay hidden as long as they did because most of the Nazis were searching in people's homes, not in businesses.
Verdict: Yes!! This is an absolute must do. The whole experience exceeded my expectations. It's obviously very sobering, but it's very well done. The area is bigger than I imagined. You are not allowed to take pictures inside the house, which is why my only pictures here are of the outside. But when you tour the inside, you go inside the business building area and then you go behind a bookshelf and up the stairs to where they lived for 25 months. It consisted of 3 small bedrooms plus a larger kitchen/living area room (which also doubled as a bedroom) and a bathroom. After touring the building and living area, there is a gift shop and small museum display of Anne's actual diary and other writings.
Also, this was taken out in the 2nd Edition of 1000 Places as its own entry and just added as a subtext under "Amsterdam." While I agree with the book's doing that with many of the other Amsterdam sights (Cafe Society, Oude Kerk, Pulitzer Hotel, Van Gogh Museum, etc), I think this one should have been kept as it's own entry. It's definitely worthy of it.
Cost: 16 euros
Tip: Makes sure to book these tickets well ahead of time as they sell out very quickly. Every Tuesday at 10am, they release more tickets and you can book out as far as 6 weeks in advance. And I definitely recommend booking 6 weeks in advance as soon as they go on sale (I set an alert on my phone to make sure I got these) especially if you are going during peak season.
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