These are the most famous Amsterdam tourist attractions & sight tours which sees thousands and millions of visitors each year:
Visitors to Amsterdam want to see all the big sights. The Micropia, the Royal Palace and Dam Square, these stunning sights draw tourists in and get their camera shutters clicking.
We're talking, of course, about Micropia - the world's only museum of microbes.
Micropia is located on the grounds of Natura Artis Magistra, Amsterdam's royal zoo. Within the Zoo's enclosures, cages, and tanks, the usual menagerie goes about their business. Lions roar, giraffes munch leaves, and birds squawk. Across the way in Micropia, trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms flinch, wriggle and multiply, invisibly shaping our world, and ourselves.
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Micropia & ARTIS Combination Tickets
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The below table includes a brief description of various handpicked Micropia tickets & skip the line guided tours of the Micropia. They're based on users reviews, cost, customer experience as well as all the best ways to see the famous Micropia sight.
We've compared prices from a variety of skip the line Micropia guided tours & tickets, websites and have handpicked the most affordable Micropia combination tickets, but utterly enjoyable Micropia tours & tickets below:
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Micropia is open to the public every day. Opening hours change during holidays.
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ARTIS-cafe restaurant de Plantage
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Before a draper named Antoni van Leeuwenhoek first peered through a home-made microscope, nobody knew a thing about microorganisms. No one had even thought to look. With no scientific training, Antoni experimented with animal and plant matter. But it wasn't until he looked at water and saw movement that he realized there is invisible life all around us. Antoni called what he saw animalcules. Today we know them as bacteria.
Micropia's address is as follows: Artisplein Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam
Located in the Plantage neighborhood of Amsterdam, Micropia is accessible from the center of Amsterdam on foot. From Amsterdam center, walk towards Waterlooplein and continue east along the Plantage Middenlaan.
To take public transport, first get to Amsterdam Central Station. From there, take the number 14 tram to Plantage Kerklaan stop. You can also take the number 7 and 19 although they stop a short walk from Micropia. The nearest metro station to Micropia is Waterlooplein, from which Micropia is about a 10-minute walk.
To get accurate directions from another location use the Netherlands public transport mapper, 9292.nl.
ARTIS Royal Zoo has its own parking. It's pricey but you can park all day from 8.30am to midnight. Until January 2019, the cost is €9 per day, after that it's €10. Parking is located 150 meters from the entrance and there are disabled access spaces available.
If you or anyone in your party is disabled, you may be concerned about access. Micropia is wheelchair accessible but the website recommends checking in at the visitor's desk should you have any additional needs. Micropia has a wheelchair accessible elevator to the first floor of the building and an accessible toilet on the ground floor. There are a few dedicated disabled access parking spaces in the ARTIS Royal Zoo parking area but parking fees do apply.
There is no manned coatroom at Micropia. If you want to risk it you can leave your coat at an unmanned coat-check at your own risk. If you have personal items you'd like to lock away, like a handbag or your laptop, there are small coin-operated lockers.
Micropia is a laboratory and museum and as such there is no food allowed. We recommend eating before you visit Micropia or organizing to have lunch or dinner after your visit.
For parents, there are no baby-changing facilities within Micropia. There are baby-changing facilities and a nursing mother's room at ARTIS Royal Zoo. If you only have a ticket for Micropia and wish to use these facilities go to the ticket booth at ARTIS and they'll stamp you in.
