Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

The canal house where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis for two years in a secret annex behind a moving bookcase, until they were betrayed in 1944. Anne's diary, written here, became one of the most-read books in the world. The rooms are left empty, as her father wished, and her original diary is on display.

Tickets are only sold online and released six weeks ahead; they go fast. The visit is moving and takes about an hour. Afterwards walk along the Prinsengracht and the Jordaan district's canals.