The Amsterdam Dungeon Reviews

You must have seen that. Anyone who is in Amsterdam has to go there.
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FUN-tastic!
5 of 5 starsReviewed October 27, 2014
You've got to love the Dungeon, a thrill-seeking live show by great actors, enacting the horrors of the dark ages in Dutch history, some 500 years ago. If you haven't cleared your lungs for a long while, this is the place to be. Scream and shout! So spook-tacular that you can't believe the men in our group were cowering to perform what the actors were telling them. Yes, all done in almost complete darkness, with spectacular sound and lighting effects. But don't let that grip you because it's all part of the thrill and entertainment you signed up for. Audience participation adds excitement and eases up the fear... that funny thing they just said about. The Torture Chamber is my favorite. The door opens and the keeper (a female) of the torture chamber says, "Don't touch me, don't touch me"! in her throat-gripping voice. She walks out of the door with the sound of a heavy chain you almost think is going to coil around you, and asks everybody to sit down, chooses a male participant and demonstrates how one "guilty"person is strapped on a chair surrounded by torture devices. A huge pliers heated on a burning coal to pull out the tongue, an appendage cutter placed near the male's groin and shown how the device is used. What more do they do in that chamber? not only decapitate you, but turns you with your bum up and you'll know the rest!

The day we were there, the show ended with MURDER ON THE ZEEDIJK, set in July 1733, about two sisters- Helena and Dina who both fell in-love with the same sailor. The rivalry ended with the death of Dina. With extremely great sound and lighting effects. It left us screaming when Dina appears in front of you at the flash of a lightning! Just as you are warming up to things in the Dungeon, the journey has ended. I might have missed the roller coaster ride that brought us to a fun finale many years ago when I first visited, this one is just as good, but a bit shorter. The ride has been closed since 1/5/2014 and will not come back again.

The Amsterdam Dungeon is built inside a historical church owned by the Dutch Reformed Church. Neo-gothic elements of the church architecture dating from 1912 are still visible inside.

The Amsterdam Dungeon is located at Rokin 78, a good walking distance from its sister attraction, Madame Tussauds along the Dam Square. From Amsterdam Centraal, take Trams 4,9,16,24. Stop in Spui/Rokin.

Visited October 2014

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I appreciate hard work of employees but the whole thing is just boring. Good for kids.

Funny. Nice to do once if you are already in a corny mood.

Funny, funny, and horrifically funny. Go there and you'll never regret it.

Kinda typical enough dungeon experience, done well.

Absolutely brilliant great scares and fun had here staff fantastic

You take a journey through the gruesome stories of Amsterdam. Unfortunately, the good acting made it difficult to understand much of the stories. Still very funny and well done!
Inquire about combination tickets, then it will be really cheap.

My coolest experience so far. Great actors and a fun, original way to tell a story. It also contains humor, which sometimes made me laugh. The dungeons are definitely recommended.

OMG loving it this is certainly one of the scariest and funniest dungeons not gonna say anything more, check it out!

Ita always good to be accused of witchcraft and burnt at the stake

Nice exciting. The price is very bad for the fun you get.

Fun living museum. My girl friend is really into horror, and she lived it

A wonderful experience in Central Amsterdam, as alot of people were having fun, enjoy themselves on boat

Extremely disappointing. Not exciting at all. Lots of talk, little action.

Awesome as always. Photos are very expensive though.

Loved it, some shows are quite intense (not gonna spoil anything) and most are just downright funny. Had hoped for a bit more historical information though, they kept it to the surface in that regard but all in all real fun and recommended!

We were already in Hamburg in the dungeon and a visit to Amsterdam was not allowed to pass the dungeon! Very nice, scary and funny! Multicultural! The guide is in English and very easy to understand. I recommend to buy the tickets in advance online, so you can just go in and go :)

It was great! Interesting, funny and frightening. We barely escaped

super cool. amazing acting talents. it was really funny and... scary too

The main feature is interactive performances with actors. Atmospheric, with special effects and humor. Awesome experience.

It was a nice and more funny guide. Honestly it could be a more spooky ;)

Much noise around not so much. Rather funny than scary. Staff very friendly

Nice circuit, in fluent English. I recommend taking a look!

A highly recommended experience for visitors to the city with older children

Interesting visit. It is a museum where you can find various torture instruments used in history with their respective explanations in various languages including Spanish. I missed an audio guide with more extensive explanations (and also because the light inside the museum is reduced for reading). A little more interactive content is also missing. But apart the museum is interesting to visit.

Scary my 8 yr old & I had to leave as the genie made him feel sick, he was really rude. Overall definatley a good show would be put on if we had stayed.

Exciting, scary and wonderfully horrifying fun done.

Really funny experience: really good actors and story-telling.

Very enjoyable and it's good craic. If you don't like the dark or being frightened, it's not for you.

Fun place in the center of the touristic area of Amsterdam. You should check for deals to visit a group of atractions. But because you go through cramped, dark, and scary areas it is not for everybody!!

this place is amazing I really enjoyed it especially the last show. It's not scary it worth to visit

Super!!
We were very impressed

Was amazing I would highly reccomend it 100% it was so funny and scary at the same time!!!!!

It was really good. Not that scary btw. I was 13 when I tried. I recommend everyone to try. Of course there was some jump scares. So, if you have any hearth disease. Do not try. At the end, they present you some drinks

Interesting attraction. The only thing that spoiled the impression - the greed of the organizers. Before the start run into the atmospheric dungeon, then lift up on the elevator, but a part. The rest stomp on the ordinary iron staircase in daylight, which destroys the atmosphere

Highly recommended if you love some thrills and creeps

This is interesting and funny place. If you go to Amsterdam, you must go there.

Unusual experience, even though I thought it would be scarier and a little bit more like a quest.Actora are great and sometimes funny, you can dive in the atmosphere here.

It was a really fun experience with a human scary factor. I highly recommend it. Prices for entry and souvenirs are fine, because you get something for your money.

I was in Amsterdam and it was really good and very relax