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Anne Frank Museum & best home base in the Netherlands for 3-4 days

Posted by (Sal Lake City) on

I will be visiting Amsterdam April 3-6 (f-sun) with my sister and our two 18 year old daughters. We would like to visit the Anne Frank Museum. Tickets are sold out on the official website as they become available 6 weeks in advance. I am a week late buying tickets.
Does anyone know how I can get four tickets for the Anne Frank Museum if they are sold out on the website?

Also, we are considering Leiden or Utrecht for a Netherlands home base to stay for 3-4 days. We will spend one to 1 1/2 day(s) in Amsterdam and 2-3 days outside of Amsterdam. We would like to take a riverboat to Kinderdijk to see the windmills. We are interested in Delft, Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam and The Hague.

I would love any input for those who have been to these paces. We are two 40 year old moms on a senior trip with our daughters!

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The Anne Frank House usually posts available tickets every Tuesday morning. You need to go online in the middle of the night, which is 10am Amsterdam time, exactly when they open. They do not sell to third party brokers, so beware. Good luck!
How much time do you have in total, on the ground? I'm confused here.
Don't forget that Kinderdijk is open during your visits, with 7million flowering bulbs, many of them tulips. This garden is only open about seven weeks a year, in the spring. Their website includes all pertinent info,
Because it's tulip season, lodging will be expensive and in short supply. You are late to be booking, so availability in your price range may dictate where to base yourselves. Leiden is a great place to stay, as is Haarlem, if you find Amsterdam too expensive. And the NL increased lodging taxes in 2026.
Please supply the additional info, and this site can be more helpful.
You're in for a treat, and a memorable adventure!

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