The house has been a museum for over ninety years and today the Rembrandt House Museum is home to almost all Rembrandt's etchings. The Houseboat Museum is located at the Hendrika Marina, a barge that is typical of the industrial river barges rebuilt as dwellings and furnished as homes. Visit the deckhouse where the skipper and his family once lived. Not for the faint hearted, the Red Light District is the oldest part of the city. Crowded and colourful, it is home to hundreds of sex shops.
Prostitutes pose in many of the area's shop-windows.
The best and safest way to discover the area is to take a guided tour, pop into any tourist office for details. Amsterdam Historical Museum Set in a magnificent building, the museum traces the history of Amsterdam. The collection is comprised of paintings, prints and archeological finds. The exhibition traces the growth of the city from its small medieval beginnings to a world famous capital city. There are also many temporary exhibitions, as well as a fine collection of porcelain and silver.