In the Footsteps of Anne Frank: Amsterdam during WWII

2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

New! Starting December 26th

Experience one of Amsterdam’s most powerful tours as you follow Anne Frank’s story through the historic Jewish Quarters. Walking elegant streets while your guide explains how Nazi propaganda, harsh occupation laws, and sudden razzias reshaped daily life, and how acts of resistance pushed back.

Explore Anne’s early years, her passion for writing, and the harsh reality of her days in hiding: the silence, the fear, and the hope she poured into her diary, a book that has touched generations worldwide.

Visit meaningful memorials that honor the victims of the Holocaust and deepen your understanding of this defining chapter in the city’s past. This tour offers an unforgettable journey through memory, resilience, and the enduring power of hope.

Please note: the tour does NOT include the Anne Frank House. Book your tour now and experience history where it happened.

What's Included

A walking tour from the Jewish quarter to Ann Frank's House.
The tour does NOT include an entrance ticket to the Anne Franks house.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Holocaust Memorial & Dutch Theater (Jewish Cultural Quarter)

We meet opposite the street of the Holocaust Memorial / Dutch Theatre (Hollandsche Schouwburg) on Plantage Middenlaan 24.

End point
Prinsengracht 263

The tour ends by Ann Frank's house

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Hollandsche Schouwburg

    Theater used ‘Jew collection point’ before deportations

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • National Holocaust Museum (Pass by)

    Former Jewish nursery where separated children were held before deportations.

    Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Wertheimpark

    Oldest Park of Amsterdam, site of the Auschwitz memorial.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Portugese Synagoge

    Sephardic synagogue and site of the first razzia's. Dokworker statue remembering the worker strikes protesting the deportations

    15 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    National Holocaust Names Monument

    Dutch National Memorial for the Holocaust (genocide against Jews) and the Porajmos (the genocide against Roma and Sinti) in Amsterdam

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    De Schaduwkade

    Nicknamed 'the Jewish Canal', Site of the Jewish council

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Waterlooplein Market

    The demolished heart of the Jewish Quarter, now the site of the Town Hall, Opera House, and a (Jewish) flea market

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Rembrandtplein

    Nightlife area where many street fights between different factions took place during the occupation

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Pathé Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski

    Former Jewish Cinema (voted most beautiful cinema in the world!) where we discuss the use of new media by the Nazi's for propaganda

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 9
    Binnengasthuisstraat

    A quiet place by the University library where we delve deeper into Anne Frank's daily life

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Allard Pierson

    Former Dutch Centraal Bank, that secretly financed the resistance.

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 11
    Dam Square

    Site of the WWII National Monument. Here we also discuss the killing of civilians that took place here during the liberation festivities

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 12
    Anne Frank House

    We don't enter the house but we have pictures and models showing how the house and secret annex were used to hide Ann Frank and her family

    15 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 13
    Statue of Anne Frank

    Around the corner from Ann Franks House, where we conclude the tour.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by FreeDam Tours

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Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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