All nature & natural history museums and attractions to visit in Amsterdam

Amsterdam (North Holland) has a lot to offer for people that like animals, plants and anything else related to nature and its history. Below we list all 8 nature and natural history museums that are located in Amsterdam.

Is nature and the natural world something that interests you and are you looking for the best nature museums to visit in Amsterdam? These are the ones:

  1. Online discount!Artis Royal Zoo1

    Artis Royal Zoo

     Amsterdam
    Artis is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands that opened its doors in 1838. The zoo features 27 historic buildings, of which most date from the 19th century. Because of this, Artis has a distinctive charm and a historical dimension that lacks in more modern zoos. The monumental aquarium contains tropi
  2. Online discount!Body Worlds: The Happiness Project2

    Body Worlds: The Happiness Project

     Amsterdam
    Body Worlds: The Happiness Project is a permanent exhibition. The exhibition illustrates the story of the human body and the impact of happiness on health. More than 200 anatomical specimens of human bodies are exhibited that illustrate the complexity, resilience and vulnerability of the human body.
  3. Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam3

    Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

     Amsterdam
    The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, founded in 1638. The garden is about 3 acres in size and is home to 6,000 plants of over 4,000 species. In addition to an outdoor garden, the Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam has a number of greenhouses which accommodate p
  4. Micropia4

    Micropia

     Amsterdam
    Micropia is located in the historic ‘Ledenlokalen’ from 1870. In Micropia the invisible world of microorganisms is made visible and accessible for a broad audience. Micro-organisms such as fungi and bacteria are everywhere and define how our world looks like. Visitors are informed about current issu
  5. Amsterdam Tulip Museum5

    Amsterdam Tulip Museum

     Amsterdam
    The Amsterdam Tulip Museum demonstrates the history of the tulip in the Netherlands. The museum gives information on the tulip mania and the economic power of the flower during the Golden Age in the seventeenth century. The museum also shows how bulbs served as food for people during wars and the or
  6. Museum Vrolik6

    Museum Vrolik

     Amsterdam
    Museum Vrolik is an anatomical museum that is part of the AMC. The museum illustrates diseases and what diseases do to a body. The collection of the museum includes normal anatomy of humans and animals, but also, pathological anatomy and birth defects. There are approximately 10,000 objects, anatomi
  7. Embassy of the Free Mind7

    Embassy of the Free Mind

     Amsterdam
    ABOUT THE MUSEUM Embark on a journey of discovery through 2,000 years of accumulated wisdom, inspired by the images and texts from the collection of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica. The Embassy of the Free Mind is a museum and offers a journey of discovery through a hidden, yet inspiring
  8. Groote Museum8

    Groote Museum

     Amsterdam
    At the Groote Museum you will discover where we come from, how we are connected and what we depend on. With these insights about yourself and your relationship to other life, the question "where are we going?" comes closer. But it starts with you. In the Groote Museum you go on a personal expeditio