Mint Tower (Munttoren) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Mint Tower (Munttoren). Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

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The Mint Tower isn't open to the public, so there's no fee to visit. With that in mind, you'll only be able to see the tower’s exterior. Many travelers view the tower on a canal cruise of Amsterdam, with prices from around €20 per person.

Construction on the original Mint Tower, which initially functioned as a gate to the medieval city, was completed in 1487. It was used as a coin mint (hence the name) until 1618, when it burnt down. It was rebuilt soon after and has been altered a few times over the centuries since.

Yes, the Mint Tower is near other attractions in Amsterdam. It's right on the Singel Canal, across from the Bloemenmarkt (Flower Market), and is a 5-minute walk from Rembrandt Square (Rembrandtplein), one of the liveliest parts of town. The Torture Museum and the KattenKabinet (a feline-focused museum) are also nearby.

The best time to visit Mint Tower is on a Saturday afternoon between 2pm and 3pm, when a musician climbs up to the tower to play the carillon that sits inside the tower. If you can’t make the concert, you can still hear the carillon every 15 minutes, when it automatically chimes.

Visiting the Mint Tower is worth it if you’re fond of architecture and history, but it’s not an attraction that most people go out of their way to see if they aren’t major architecture buffs. This is primarily because the tower is not open to the public, so visits are limited to seeing it from the outside.