The houseboats of Amsterdam are as distinctively iconic to the city as the canals themselves. The Houseboat Museum, located on a 1914 former freighter boat that still floats on the canal, explores life on one of the houseboats as well as the history of houseboats in the Netherlands. Aboard the Hendrika Maria, which was converted into a houseboat during the 1960s and opened to the public in 1997, visitors can explore the interior of a houseboat, learn about the boats’ sources of electricity, water, and other resources, and the conditions of living on board. A silent guide/map is available for visitors in 20 different languages.

Address: Houseboat Museum, Prinsengracht 296K, 1016 HW Amsterdam, Netherlands, Phone: +31-2-04-27-07-50

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