Torture Museum

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Torture Museum

Singel 449, 1012 WP Amsterdam

www.torturemuseum.com

Open Sunday through Saturday 10:00AM - 11:00PM


Amsterdam tourists fill the dark halls of the city's Torture Museum to view the many horrific ways people used to be punished during the Middle Ages. The guillotine, the skull cracker and the inquisition chair are among many of the grotesque torture devices in this museum that were once used as a means of "justice." Today, they reveal the dark history of the the Medieval Period as each device is accompanied by a vivid description of how and why that particular mode of torture was inflicted.  

Most travelers can spend their days exploring national galleries and history museums, but sometimes a change of scenery can be a good thing! On your next trip abroad, skip the art hall and consider one of these five museums that focus on the morbid and macabre. From the world’s largest known parasite in Japan to preserved fetuses in Russia, museums all over the globe are filled with outrageous exhibits which will amuse or terrify you, depending on how you look at it. Take a look at our top 5 morbid museums (if you dare!).


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