The Best Museums in the World
A list of the most visited museums in the world, with pictures. For some, "the most popular" means "the best", and these are definitely some of the most famous museums anywhere. Top museums are often major tourist attractions, and can be a museum of natural history, art, science, or many others. Early museums were collections owned by private individuals. Whether these collections were open to the public was up to the owner. Today, museums are institutions dedicated to the study and exhibition of art, artifacts, and other objects of importance. One can only imagine the collections necessary to make the museums on this list some of the most popular in the world.
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- 1Up 58Down 16United Kingdom
- 2Up 46Down 15New York, United States of America, New York City
- 3Up 66Down 12
Musée du Louvre
- 4Up 35Down 10Amsterdam
- 5Up 44Down 13Paris, Île-de-France, France More
- 6Up 34Down 12
- 7Up 30Down 6Madrid, Madrid metropolitan area, Madrid More
- 8Up 32Down 13New York City, United States of America, New York
- 9Up 22Down 9Paris, Île-de-France, France More
- 10Up 31Down 4France, Western Europe, Europe
- 11Up 29Down 8Italy, Europe, Earth
- 12Up 23Down 4Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands More
- 13Up 28Down 9Washington, D.C., United States of America More
- 14Up 26Down 5Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands More
- 15Up 28Down 10Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain More
- 16Up 28Down 13New York, United States of America, New York City
- 17Up 31Down 10
- 18Up 25Down 7
The Guggenheim
- 19Up 21Down 7Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia
- 20Up 27Down 12Los Angeles County, United States of America, California
- 21Up 25Down 7
Galleria degli Uffizi
- 22Up 20Down 8Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America More
- 23Up 25Down 7London, England, United Kingdom More
- 24Up 28Down 9
Tate Modern
- 25Up 17Down 6Paris, Île-de-France, France More
- 26Up 21Down 14United States of America, North America
- 27Up 22Down 8Athens, Attica, Greece More
- 28Up 16Down 4Washington, D.C., United States More
- 29Up 25Down 11Chinatown, United States, with Territories More
- 30Up 8Down 4
Freer and Sackler Galleries
- 31Up 21Down 11Los Angeles County, California, United States of America More
- 32Up 19Down 8Rome, Lazio, Province of Rome More
- 33Up 13Down 9Dallas, United States of America, Texas More
- 34Up 15Down 9Melbourne, Australasia, Australia More
- 35Up 19Down 12
National Art Museum of China
Beijing, China, Asia - 36Up 13Down 3Florence, Tuscany, Province of Florence More
- 37Up 13Down 3
Vatican Museums
- 38Up 7Down 4Brooklyn, New York, New York City More
- 39Up 15Down 9Dublin, Ireland, Ireland More
- 40Up 12Down 6Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia More
- 41Up 14Down 9Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain More
- 42Up 4Down 0New York City, New York, United States of America Moreadded by: clash1977
- 43Up 16Down 9
- 44Up 6Down 0Southwest, Washington, D.C. Moreadded by: clash1977
- 45Up 9Down 4Australia, Earth, Oceania More
- 46Up 5Down 4
National Palace Museum
Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan More - 47Up 4Down 4
Florida Museum of Natural History
32608, Alachua County, Florida More - 48Up 9Down 4Germany, Western Europe, Europe
- 49Up 9Down 3
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States of America, New York - 50Up 4Down 5
Alabama Museum of Natural History
Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area More -
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