Red Light Secrets (Museum of Prostitution) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Red Light Secrets. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Red Light Secrets: Museum of Prostitution Amsterdam
• Amsterdam City Centre Canal Cruise
• Amsterdam Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour
• Amsterdam self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt
• Red Light District Smartphone App Self-Guided GPS Walking Tour

Tickets for Red Light Secrets cost €14.50 when booked online in advance or €17 at the door. Amsterdam has placed restrictions on guided tours of the Red Light District. Look for app-based tours starting from €5 (roughly US$5).

As befits a museum of prostitution, Red Light Secrets stays open long after dark. It’s open 11am–10:30pm Sunday through Thursday, and 11am–11:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with the last admission 45 minutes before closing. You can book timed tickets at 15-minute intervals when it's open.

Yes, there are age restrictions for Red Light Secrets—even in tolerant, laid-back Amsterdam, some topics are adults-only. While there’s not a great deal of explicit imagery, the minimum age to explore this former brothel is 16. If you look younger, you may need to provide your ID.

Red Light Secrets is a small museum, and most people spend less than an hour here. The audio tour features a series of stories from a sex worker named Inga. You should be able to cover the museum in about 45 minutes—including a stint sitting in a prostitute’s window.

No, Red Light Secrets is not accessible to travelers who use wheelchairs. The museum occupies an old canal house with narrow corridors, stairways, and bathrooms that have not been adapted. However, there are plenty of spaces for people with mobility issues to sit down.