Museums
Museums guides
The collections worth your time in each destination.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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100 destination guides, grouped by region. Popular starting points: Paris, London, Rome and Amsterdam.
Key facts
- Destinations
- 100
- Regions
- 7
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France · best April–June and September–October
Paris
World-class museums, café terraces and walkable riverside quarters
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United Kingdom · best May–June and September
London
Free national museums, royal landmarks, West End theatre and riverside walks
Italy · best April–May and September–October
Rome
Ancient ruins, Vatican art, Baroque piazzas and long trattoria lunches
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Netherlands · best April–June and September
Amsterdam
Canal rings, Golden Age art, brown cafés and a city made for bikes
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United States · best April–June and September–October
New York City
Skyline views, world-class museums, Broadway and food from every culture
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Spain · best April–June and September–October
Madrid
Velázquez and Goya by day, tapas bars and late nights after dark
Europe
| Destination | Start with | Museums listed |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Louvre Museum | 5 |
| London | British Museum | 7 |
| Rome | Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel | 4 |
| Amsterdam | Rijksmuseum | 7 |
| Madrid | Prado Museum | 4 |
| Vienna | Belvedere | 7 |
| Berlin | Museum Island | 7 |
| Venice | Gallerie dell'Accademia | 4 |
| Florence | Uffizi Gallery | 7 |
| Athens | Acropolis Museum | 4 |
| Dublin | Trinity College and the Book of Kells | 7 |
| Edinburgh | National Museum of Scotland | 6 |
| Copenhagen | National Museum of Denmark | 4 |
| Reykjavík | National Museum of Iceland | 5 |
| Munich | Deutsches Museum | 5 |
| Milan | The Last Supper | 6 |
| Nice | Musée Matisse | 4 |
| Brussels | Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium | 7 |
| Bruges | Groeningemuseum | 5 |
| Kraków | Rynek Underground | 5 |
| Warsaw | POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews | 7 |
| Stockholm | Vasa Museum | 8 |
| Oslo | MUNCH | 6 |
| Helsinki | Ateneum Art Museum | 4 |
| Tallinn | Kiek in de Kök and the Bastion Tunnels | 5 |
| Riga | Latvian National Museum of Art | 4 |
| Zurich | Kunsthaus Zürich | 5 |
| Geneva | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | 6 |
| Lucerne | Swiss Museum of Transport | 6 |
| Salzburg | Mozart's Birthplace | 4 |
| Hamburg | Miniatur Wunderland | 4 |
| Frankfurt | Städel Museum | 6 |
| Cologne | Museum Ludwig | 7 |
| Lyon | Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon | 6 |
| Bordeaux | La Cité du Vin | 4 |
| Valencia | Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas | 4 |
| Málaga | Museo Picasso Málaga | 6 |
| Palma de Mallorca | Es Baluard | 4 |
| Bologna | Pinacoteca Nazionale | 4 |
| Ljubljana | National Gallery of Slovenia | 4 |
| Belgrade | Nikola Tesla Museum | 4 |
| Sofia | National Historical Museum | 5 |
| Bucharest | National Museum of Art of Romania | 4 |
| Rotterdam | Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen | 5 |
| The Hague | Mauritshuis | 6 |
| Antwerp | Museum Plantin-Moretus | 7 |
| Bergen | Bryggens Museum | 6 |
| Manchester | Science and Industry Museum | 8 |
| Liverpool | The Beatles Story | 4 |
| Bath | Holburne Museum | 4 |
| York | JORVIK Viking Centre | 4 |
| Glasgow | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | 7 |
| Thessaloniki | Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki | 4 |
| Zagreb | Museum of Broken Relationships | 4 |
North America
| Destination | Start with | Museums listed |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | Metropolitan Museum of Art | 6 |
| Los Angeles | Getty Center | 6 |
| San Francisco | California Academy of Sciences | 4 |
| Chicago | Art Institute of Chicago | 5 |
| Washington, D.C. | National Air and Space Museum | 8 |
| Boston | Museum of Fine Arts | 6 |
| New Orleans | The Cabildo | 5 |
| Toronto | Royal Ontario Museum | 5 |
| Montreal | Montreal Museum of Fine Arts | 5 |
| Seattle | Chihuly Garden and Glass | 5 |
| Austin | Bullock Texas State History Museum | 4 |
| Nashville | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 6 |
| Denver | Denver Art Museum | 4 |
| Philadelphia | Museum of the American Revolution | 7 |
| Atlanta | National Center for Civil and Human Rights | 8 |
| San Antonio | San Antonio Museum of Art | 4 |
| Dallas | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | 6 |
| Houston | Space Center Houston | 5 |
| Phoenix | Heard Museum | 5 |
| Charleston | Old Slave Mart Museum | 5 |
| Savannah | Telfair Academy and Jepson Center | 5 |
| Salt Lake City | FamilySearch Library | 4 |
Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
| Destination | Start with | Museums listed |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | MALBA | 4 |
| Medellín | Museo de Antioquia | 5 |
| Bogotá | Museo del Oro | 4 |
| Santiago | Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino | 5 |
| Quito | Capilla del Hombre and Casa Museo Guayasamín | 4 |
| São Paulo | MASP – São Paulo Museum of Art | 6 |
| Montevideo | Museo Torres García | 4 |
Africa
| Destination | Start with | Museums listed |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech | Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech | 4 |
| Nairobi | Karen Blixen Museum | 4 |
| Johannesburg | Apartheid Museum | 5 |
Middle East
Oceania
| Destination | Start with | Museums listed |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Auckland War Memorial Museum | 4 |
| Brisbane | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) | 4 |
| Perth | WA Museum Boola Bardip | 4 |
| Wellington | Te Papa Tongarewa | 4 |