Anne Frank House VR Tour Amsterdam – Walking Tour & Virtual Reality Experience (2026)

The Anne Frank House VR Tour is the ideal alternative for visitors who cannot secure museum tickets (which sell out weeks in advance via the Tuesday Rule). The experience has two parts: Part 1 — a guided walking tour (~90 min) through Anne Franks Amsterdam neighborhood covering the Jewish Quarter, Prinsengracht (exterior view of the house and what Anne could see from the annex), wartime buildings and monuments, and the path the family took to their hiding place. Part 2 — a self-paced VR tour (~30 min) at a cafe using an Oculus VR headset showing the Secret Annex fully furnished as it appeared during 1942-1944, before the Nazi raid emptied it. This is the unique advantage: the actual museum keeps the Annex unfurnished (at Otto Franks request), but the VR shows the original wartime setup. EUR39 per person. English only. 1 free drink at cafe included. Meeting point: Max Euwe statue at Max Euweplein 36 (look for chess board landmark outside Wagamama). Full refund if cancelled 24 hours ahead. Total duration: approximately 2 hours.

Tickets to the actual Anne Frank House sell out weeks in advance and are notoriously difficult to secure. If you’ve missed out, the Anne Frank House VR Tour is the next best thing — and in some ways, it offers something the museum itself cannot. We recommend the VR tour over a simple neighborhood walking tour for these reasons: the VR tour gives you the opportunity to witness an exact replica of the Secret Annex during the times when Anne was in hiding (the current museum has been modified to accommodate tourists), it’s the next best option to actually being inside the house, it’s a massive hit with tourists, and it costs only EUR39 per person.

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What the Tour Includes

The tour has two parts: Part 1 — Guided Walking Tour (~90 minutes): Starting at Max Euweplein, a local guide walks you through wartime Amsterdam. You see Anne Franks House from the outside facing Prinsengracht, views of what she could see from the Secret Annex, the Jewish Cultural Quarter, wartime buildings and monuments still scarred by war, and the path where Anne and her family took their final walk toward their hiding place. The entire block contains war-era stories and histories. Part 2 — VR Tour of the Secret Annex (~30 minutes): At a cafe, you receive an Oculus VR headset. At your own pace, explore the Secret Annex as it appeared during the war — furnished with period items, Annes photo collages on walls, everyday objects of life in hiding. The actual museum keeps the Annex empty (at Otto Franks request after finding it emptied by Nazis), but the VR recreation shows the original furnished setup.

Part 1: Guided Walking Tour (~90 minutes)

You start the tour with a stroll through the beautiful city of Amsterdam, indulging in its picturesque neighborhood filled with closely constructed houses, cafes, and shops. A local guide walks you through the history of Amsterdam during World War II through Anne Frank’s life.

The entire block around the Anne Frank House contains stories and histories of war-exploited Amsterdam. You get to see Anne Frank’s House from the outside facing the Prinsengracht, along with views of what she could have seen from the infamous ‘Secret Annex’ mentioned in her diary.

After taking you through the path where Anne and her family took their final walk toward their hiding place, the walking tour ends at a cafe.

You will find the guide waiting for the group at the meeting point with a picture of Anne Frank. The guide provides detailed information about Anne Frank and the Holocaust throughout the walk.

Part 2: VR Tour of the Secret Annex (~30 minutes)

At the cafe, you receive an Oculus VR headset. At your own pace, you explore the Secret Annex as it appeared during the war — furnished with period items, Anne’s photo collages on the walls, and the everyday objects of life in hiding.

This is the unique advantage of the VR experience: After the discovery and arrest of the members of the Secret Annex, their belongings were emptied by the Nazi forces, and even today, the annex remains empty (at Otto Frank’s request). The actual museum shows an unfurnished space. But the VR recreation shows you what it looked like when the family lived there during the two years of hiding — before its contents were seized and modified after the family’s arrest.

Every individual is provided with an Oculus VR headset — you begin the VR tour by placing your smartphone in it. You don’t need to bring anything along.

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Practical Details

Price	EUR39 per person
Duration	Approximately 2 hours total (90 min walk + 30 min VR)
Language	English only (no other language options)
Meeting point	Max Euwe statue, Max Euweplein 36, Amsterdam
How to find meeting point	Statue is small but the chess art piece in front is obvious. Located outside Wagamama restaurant, next to Max Euweplein Centrum (chess museum)
Cancellation	Full refund if cancelled 24+ hours ahead
Includes	Guided walking tour + VR experience + 1 free drink at the cafe
Does NOT include	Entry to the actual Anne Frank House museum
VR equipment	Oculus VR headset provided (place your smartphone in it)
Accessibility	Not recommended for people with mobility issues (walking tour)

After the discovery and arrest of the members of the secret annex, the belongings of the family were emptied by the Nazi forces, and even today, the annex remains empty. Read more such interesting facts about the Anne Frank House.

How to Get to the Meeting Point

Meeting point: Max Euwe statue at Max Euweplein 36, 1017 MB Amsterdam. The statue is a bit hard to spot due to its small size, but the chess art piece in front of it is a very obvious landmark. The statue and chess board are right outside the main entrance of Wagamama restaurant, next to the Max Euweplein Centrum (chess museum).

By Tram (recommended): Tram 1, 2, 12 to Leidseplein — just 35 meters from the meeting point.
By Metro: Line M52 to Vijzelgracht — 10-minute walk (650 meters).
By Bus: Bus 397, 347 to Leidseplein — 4-minute walk (260 meters).
By Bike: Amsterdam’s extensive cycling paths make this easy. Fietsenstalling Leidseplein is the nearest bike parking — just 24 meters from the meeting point.

FAQs

For more about Anne Frank’s story, see our guides to the Anne Frank House and what’s inside the Anne Frank House. For broader WWII history, visit the Dutch Resistance Museum.

If you are still determined to step into the actual Anne Frank House, you can buy the Anne Frank Guided Walking Tour with House Entry ticket. This ticket gives you access to many other historic landmarks of Amsterdam and ends at the Anne Frank Museum.