Willet-Holthuysen Museum

This is a wonderful museum with a pristine interior dating from the 19th century in a perfectly restored canal house that shouts money. It's redolent of the sybaritic lifestyle of Amsterdam's prosperous merchant classes and every curtain, every piece of furniture displayed, and every scrap of wallpaper, down to the deep-blue fabric in the gentleman's parlor, is in keeping with the period. Displays include an introduction to the aristocratic family who lived here, and a collection of painstakingly detailed silver figurines. There's an exquisite formal knot garden at the rear of the house.