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Van Gogh Museum vs Royal Palace Amsterdam

Both are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Van Gogh Museum is preferred by most professionals compared to Royal Palace Amsterdam. Van Gogh Museum has a TripExpert Score of 98 with accolades from 13 reviews including Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer's and Fodor's.

Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
9 / 10
Paulus Potterstraat 7, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This remarkable light-infused building ... venerates the short, certainly not sweet, but highly productive career of everyone's favorite tortured 19th-century artist." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The world's premier venue for works by tragically talented Van Gogh."
Frommer's Frommer's
"More than 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), along with nearly every sketch, print, etching, and piece of correspondence the artist ever produced." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Van Gogh Museum is one of Amsterdam’s must-sees." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Rent a bicycle and head to Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, home to the largest collection of work by the influential Dutch Impressionist." Full review
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Royal Palace Amsterdam
Royal Palace Amsterdam
8 / 10
Dam, Amsterdam 1012 RJ, The Netherlands
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Fodor's Fodor's
"From the outside, it is somewhat hard to believe that these ponderous premises were declaimed by poet and diplomat Constantijn Huygens as the "Eighth Wonder of the World"." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"One of the Dam's heavier features is the solid, neoclassical facade of the Royal Palace (1648-55)." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Commissioned as a town hall in 1648, this building became a palace in the 19th century." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Want to see where royalty held their parties?"
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"William of Orange, King of the United Provinces in 1814, made it his residence. Nowadays the Queen only makes occasional appearances here." Full review
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