Amsterdam was the home of diarist Anne Frank.
Amsterdam . Amsterdam 's main attractions , including its historic canals , the Rijksmuseum , the Van Gogh Museum , Stedelijk Museum , Hermitage Amsterdam , Anne Frank House , Amsterdam Museum , its red-light district , and its many cannabis coffee shops draw more than 5 million international visitors annually . Annelies Marie `` Anne '' Frank ( [ ʔanəliːs maˈʁiː ˈʔanə ˈfʁaŋk ] ; [ ʔɑnəˈlis maˈri ˈʔɑnə ˈfrɑŋk ] ; 12 June 1929 -- February or March 1945 ) was a German-born diarist . The Anne Frank House ( Anne Frank Huis ) is a writer 's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank . The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht , close to the Westerkerk , in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands .