Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House at Prinsengracht 263 is one of the most moving places in the world. Here, the Jewish Frank family hid from July 1942 to August 1944 in a back house (Achterhuis) from the Nazis. Here, 13-year-old Anne wrote her diary, which became the most-read diary in history after the war.

What You See

The tour leads through the front house (the business premises of Anne's father Otto Frank), through the revolving bookcase that concealed the entrance to the hideout, and into the rooms of the back house: Anne's room (with the original photos and postcards on the wall that she collected as a teenager), the room of the van Pels family, and the tiny kitchen. The rooms are empty — Otto Frank wanted it that way. The emptiness makes the absence all the more tangible.

On August 4, 1944, the eight people in hiding were betrayed and deported. Anne died in February or March 1945 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a few weeks before liberation. Otto Frank was the only survivor. He published Anne's diary in 1947.

Practical Information: Admission: €16. Tickets ONLY available online — and they are extremely sought after. Tickets are released 6 weeks in advance, on the first day of sale at 12 PM (Dutch time). Be punctual, as they often sell out within minutes. There is no box office on site, no queuing, no leftover tickets. Plan the visit as the very first thing in your travel planning. Duration: 1–1.5 hours.