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Hermitage AmsterdamvsARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo
Artis Zoo and Hermitage Amsterdam are both rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Hermitage Amsterdam ranks significantly better than Artis Zoo. Hermitage Amsterdam comes in at 90 with recommendations from 7 sources including Michelin Guide, Condé Nast Traveler and Frommer's.
Hermitage Amsterdam
Fodor's
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Amstel 51, 1018 EJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's "Taking advantage of 300 years of historical links between Amsterdam and St. Petersburg." Full review
Concierge "The museum plans on two large-scale temporary exhibitions each year."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"It has fast become one of the city’s most popular attractions since its 2009 opening." Full review
Time Out "An outpost of St Petersburg’s Hermitage museum opened in Amsterdam in 2009 with a star-studded, 30-hour ceremony." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg has been loaning art and historical artifacts to Amsterdam exhibitions for years,." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Hosts fantastic temporary exhibitions, drawn from the collections of Peter the Great and his wife Catherine I." Full review
The Telegraph "In a former almshouse for the aged, built in the 1680s, Hermitage Amsterdam shows off treasures on loan from the Hermitage Palace in St Petersburg, in different themed exhibitions." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of Amsterdam's newest museums, this is a branch of the famous Saint Petersburg museum, and has full access to its magnificent collection for its program of interesting and well designed exhibitions." Full review
Frommer's "The building has been beautifully transformed into a state-of-the art gallery displaying the rich pickings from the Russian state collection. Two exhibitions run simultaneously for about six months" Full review
ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo Fodor's The Telegraph Michelin Guide Frommer's
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's "Artis was continental Europe's first zoo and is the world's third oldest... a good family day out." Full review
The Telegraph "Laid out in grand style in 1838, Artis Royal Zoo (the ‘royal’ refers to its charter, not its inhabitants) is the oldest public zoo in continental Europe." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The zoo is home to some 6000 animals (nearly 1200 species)... a geological museum (Geologisch Museum) provides an overview of the history of the planet." Full review
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Don't miss the Zoology Museum (Zoölogisch Museum), Geology Museum (Geologisch Museum) or the planetarium either.
Frommer's "If you're at a loss for what to do with the kids, Artis is a safe bet -- more than a million visitors a year agree." Full review
