Top 100 Museums in the United States

Virtual Tours of American Museums

– Museums in NEW YORK

• New York City Museums

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET
  • Museum of Modern Art, NYC
  • Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum
  • Neue Galerie New York
  • The Cloisters
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Museum of the City of New York
  • New-York Historical Society
  • Frick Collection
  • Met Breuer
  • Rubin Museum of Art
  • Jewish Museum
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • National Museum of the American Indian

• Brooklyn, New York Museums 

  • Brooklyn Museum
  • New York Transit Museum
  • Brooklyn Historical Society

• Buffalo, New York Museums

  • Albright–Knox Art Gallery

– Museums in CALIFORNIA

• • Museums in Los Angeles
  • Museums in San Francisco
  • Museums in Pasadena
  • Museums in San Diego
  • Museums in Sacramento

• Los Angeles Museums

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  • Getty Museum
  • California Science Center
  • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
  • The Broad
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • Petersen Automotive Museum
  • Griffith Observatory
  • Autry Museum of the American West
  • Japanese American National Museum
  • The GRAMMY Museum
  • The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
  • California African American Museum
  • Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
  • Nethercutt Collection

• Museums in San Diego

  • USS Midway Museum
  • San Diego Natural History Museum
  • Museum of Us
  • The San Diego Museum of Art
  • San Diego Air & Space Museum
  • Museum of Photographic Arts
  • San Diego Model Railroad Museum

• Pasadena, California Museums

  • Norton Simon Museum
  • Gamble House
  • The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
  • Mission San Gabriel Arcángel

• San Francisco Museums

  • Asian Art Museum – San Francisco
  • De Young Museum
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Legion of Honor Museum
  • Walt Disney Family Museum
  • Exploratorium

• Sacramento Museums

  • Crocker Art Museum
  • California Automobile Museum
  • California State Railroad Museum

– Museums in ILLINOIS

• Chicago Museums

  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Chicago History Museum
  • Field Museum of Natural History
  • Museum of Science and Industry
  • Driehaus Museum

– Museums in TEXAS

• • National Museum of the Pacific War
  • Museums in Houston
  • Museums in Dallas
  • Museums in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Museums in San Antonio, Texas

• Houston Museums

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science
  • Space Center Houston
  • Lone Star Flight Museum

• Dallas Museums

  • Dallas Museum of Art
  • Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
  • Meadows Museum

• Fort Worth, Texas Museums

  • Kimbell Art Museum
  • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
  • Amon Carter Museum of American Art

• San Antonio, Texas Museums

  • The Alamo
  • San Antonio Museum of Art
  • Witte Museum
  • Texas Transportation Museum
  • Mission Concepcion
  • Mission San José

– Museums in ARIZONA

• Phoenix, Arizona Museums

• • Phoenix Art Museum
  • Heard Museum
  • Musical Instrument Museum
  • Arizona Science Center
  • Desert Botanical Garden
  • Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

– Museums in Washington, D.C.

• • National Gallery of Art
  • National Museum of American History
  • National Air and Space Museum
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • National Museum of Natural History
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • The Phillips Collection
  • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  • International Spy Museum
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Freer Gallery of Art
  • Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
  • National Museum of the United States Navy
  • National Museum of the American Indian
  • National Postal Museum
  • National Museum of African Art
  • National Building Museum
  • Smithsonian National Zoological Park
  • National Law Enforcement Museum
  • White House

– Museums in MASSACHUSETTS

• Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts 
• Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
• Norman Rockwell Museum
• Museums in Boston 

• Boston Museums

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • Harvard Art Museums
  • Freedom Trail
  • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
  • USS Constitution
  • Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard

– Museums in OHIO

• Toledo Museum of Art
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• Museums in Cleveland
• Museums in Columbus
• Museums in Cincinnati

• Cleveland Museums

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • USS COD
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Great Lakes Science Center

• Columbus Museums

  • Columbus Museum of Art
  • Center of Science and Industry, COSI
  • National Veterans Memorial and Museum – NVMM

• Cincinnati Museums

  • Cincinnati Art Museum
  • Taft Museum of Art
  • American Sign Museum
  • National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

– Museums in PENNSYLVANIA

• Museums in Philadelphia Museums
• Museums in Pittsburgh Museums
• AACA Museum

• Philadelphia Museums

  • The Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Penn Museum
  • The Barnes Foundation
  • Museum of the American Revolution
  • Rodin Museum
  • National Constitution Center

• Pittsburgh Museums

  • Andy Warhol Museum
  • Carnegie Science Center
  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  • Carnegie Museum of Art

– Museums in NEW JERSEY

• • Princeton University Art Museum
  • Battleship New Jersey
  • The Newark Museum of Art
  • Montclair Art Museum
  • New Jersey State Museum

– Museums in DELAWARE

• Wilmington Museums

• • Delaware Art Museum
  • Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
  • Nemours Mansion and Gardens
  • Rockwood Museum and Park
  • Delaware Museum of Natural History

– Museums in HAWAII

• Honolulu Museums

  • Honolulu Museum of Art
  • USS Arizona Memorial
  • ʻIolani Palace
  • Bishop Museum

– Museums in CONNECTICUT 

• Museums in New Haven
• Museums in Hartford

• New Haven Museums

  • Yale University Art Gallery
  • Peabody Museum of Natural History
  • New Haven Museum and Historical Society
  • Yale Center for British Art

• Hartford, Connecticut Museums

  • Wadsworth Atheneum
  • The Mark Twain House & Museum

– Museums in MARYLAND 

• • Museums in Baltimore
  • National Cryptologic Museum

• Baltimore Museums

  • Walters Art Museum
  • Baltimore Museum of Art
  • American Visionary Art Museum
  • Baltimore Museum of Industry
  • National Museum of Dentistry

– Museums in MICHIGAN

• Detroit Museums

  • Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village
  • Detroit Historical Museum
  • Hitsville U.S.A. – Motown Museum
  • Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
  • Arab American National Museum
  • Automotive Hall of Fame
  • Dossin Great Lakes Museum

– Museums in MISSOURI

• Museums in St. Louis
• Museums in Kansas City, Missouri

• St. Louis Museums

  • Saint Louis Art Museum
  • Missouri History Museum
  • City Museum

• Kansas City, Missouri Museums

  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
  • National World War I Museum and Memorial

– Museums in INDIANA

• Indianapolis Museums

  • Indianapolis Museum of Art
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
  • Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
  • Indiana State Museum

– Museums in COLORADO 

• National Mining Hall of Fame
• Museums in Denver

• Denver Museums

  • Denver Art Museum
  • Denver Museum of Nature and Science
  • Molly Brown House Museum
  • History Colorado Center

– Museums in WISCONSIN 

• Museums in Milwaukee
• National Railroad Museum

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin Museums

  • Milwaukee Art Museum
  • Harley-Davidson Museum
  • Grohmann Museum

– Museums in VIRGINIA 

• CIA Museum
• National Museum of the United States Army
• Museums in Richmond, Virginia
• National Zoological Park (Virginia Campus) – Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
• Museums in Richmond, Virginia

• Richmond, Virginia Museums

  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • National Museum of the Marine Corps

– Museums in FLORIDA 

• National Naval Aviation Museum
• National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
• Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
• Museums in Miami
• Museums in Jacksonville

• Miami, Florida Museums

  • Lowe Art Museum
  • Pérez Art Museum Miami
  • Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
  • The Wolfsonian–Florida International University
  • Frost Art Museum – Florida International University (FIU)
  • Coral Castle

– Museums in WASHINGTON STATE

• Seattle, Washington Museums

  • Seattle Art Museum
  • Museum of Flight
  • Frye Art Museum
  • Museum of History & Industry MOHAI
  • National Nordic Museum
  • LeMay – America’s Car Museum

– Museums in LOUISIANA

• New Orleans Museums

  • The National WWII Museum
  • New Orleans Museum of Art

– Museums in NEVADA

• • National Atomic Testing Museum

– Museums in NEW MEXICO

• • National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

– Museums in WYOMING

• • National Museum of Wildlife Art

– Museums in GEORGIA

• Atlanta Museums

  • High Museum of Art
  • Atlanta History Center
  • National Center for Civil and Human Rights
  • William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
  • World of Coca-Cola Museum

– Museums in ALABAMA

• Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
• Museums in Birmingham Alabama
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center

• Montgomery Museums

  • Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
  • National Memorial for Peace and Justice
  • The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration

• Birmingham Museums

  • Birmingham Museum of Art
  • Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum

– Museums in NORTH CAROLINA

• Charlotte, North Carolina Museums

  • Carolinas Aviation Museum
  • Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
  • NASCAR Hall of Fame

• Museums in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill

  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
  • North Carolina Museum of Art
  • Historic Yates Mill County Park
  • Ackland Art Museum

– Museums in ALASKA

• Anchorage Museum
• University of Alaska Museum of the North
• Alaska State Museum

– Museums in TENNESSEE 

• Museums in Nashville

  • Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Tennessee State Museum
  • Parthenon in Nashville

– Museums in MINNESOTA

• Museums in Museums in Minneapolis – Saint Paul

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art
  • Walker Art Center
  • Weisman Art Museum
  • Mill City Museum

– Museums in SOUTH CAROLINA

• Museums in Charleston, South Carolina

  • Gibbes Museum of Art
  • Nathaniel Russell House
  • Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
  • Fort Sumter

– Museums in KENTUCKY

• Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

  • Frazier History Museum
  • Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
  • Speed Art Museum
  • Muhammad Ali Center

Top 10 Museums in America

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art or MET, New York City
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Getty Museum, Los Angeles
• Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art
• National Air and Space Museum, New York City
• American Museum of Natural History, New York City

Virtual Tour of the National Museums of the United States

• National Museums of the United States
• National Atomic Testing Museum
• National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• National Museum of Health and Medicine
• National Museum of the United States Army
• National Museum of the Marine Corps
• National Museum of the United States Navy
• National Naval Aviation Museum
• National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
• National CIA Museum
• National Cryptologic Museum
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Postal Museum
• National Zoological Park
• National Railroad Museum
• National Veterans Memorial and Museum
• National Civil War Museum
• National Museum of the Pacific War
• National World War I Museum
• National World War II Museum
• National Museum of Wildlife Art
• National Civil Rights Museum
• National Constitution Center
• National Museum of Dentistry
• National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
• National Building Museum
• National Quilt Museum
• National Nordic Museum
• National Law Enforcement Museum

Top 10 Museums in the USA

The Metropolitan Museum of Art or MET, New York City

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often called the “MET,” is in New York City and is one of the largest art museums in the United States.

It is in the top five most visited art museums in the world. Highlights include large gallery installations, ranging from first-century Rome through modern American design.

Its collection has over two million works of art from antiquity to modern times, consisting of paintings, sculptures, musical instruments, costumes, and accessories, and antique weapons and armor from around the world. 

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

The National Gallery of Art and its attached Sculpture Garden is the national art museum in Washington, D.C., located on the National Mall.

The museum was initially privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress. Andrew W. Mellon donated a substantial art collection and funds for construction.

The Gallery’s collection of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, medals, and decorative arts traces the development of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the present.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. Founded in 1870, the museum moved to its current location in 1909.

The museum is affiliated with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. It has more than 450,000 works of art, some highlights of the collection include Egyptian, French impressionist, and post-impressionist Art, Chinese Art, Japanese works, 18th, and 19th-century American Art.

Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The J. Paul Getty Museum, commonly called the Getty Museum, is an art museum housed on two campuses: the Getty Center and Getty Villa.

The Getty Center is in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, and the collection features Western art from the Middle Ages to the present.

The museum’s second location is the Getty Villa, which is located in the Pacific Palisades or Malibu neighborhood and exhibits art from ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.

Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco consists of two separate museum locations, the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park.

The “Legion of Honor” is the name used both for the museum collection and for the building it occupies.

Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States, with a permanent collection of about 300,000 works of art.

As a research institution, the Art Institute of Chicago has a conservation science department, conservation laboratories, and one of the most extensive art history and architecture libraries in the United States.

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum, internationally renowned for its holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum’s collection has a diverse permanent collection of more than 45,000 works of art from around the world.

The Cleveland Museum of Art, in addition to its permanent collection, provides special exhibitions, lectures, films, and musical programs.

The department of performing arts, music, and film hosts a film series and the museum’s Performing Arts events.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum that was initially chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

The main museum building was completed in 1928 on a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The museum’s collection is over 240,000 objects with significant holdings of European, American and Asian Art. The artwork in the collection includes sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, armor, and decorative arts.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art administers several annexes, including the Rodin Museum, the Perelman Building and the historic colonial-era houses of Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove located in Fairmount Park.

National Air and Space Museum, New York City

The National Air and Space Museum displays the most extensive collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1946 and opened its main building in 1976.

The museum has historical objects such as the Apollo 11 module, the Friendship 7 capsule, the Bell X-1, which broke the sound barrier, and the Wright brothers’ plane.

American Museum of Natural History, New York City

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest museums in the world comprises 28 connected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library.

The museum collections contain over 33 million objects, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time.

The mission of the American Museum of Natural History is: “To discover, interpret, and disseminate—through scientific research and education—knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe.”

These are the most visited museums in America

Museums in the United States

• Museums support over three-quarters of a million jobs.
• Museums contribute $50 billion to the U.S. economy every year.
• There are about 850 million visits each year to American museums.
• Museum volunteers contribute a million hours of service every week.
• Museums partner with Schools and Communities for mutual benefits.
• Museums are considered the most trustworthy source of information than local papers, the U.S. government, or academics.
• Museums are considered a more reliable source of historical information than books or teachers.
• Zoos save Species and support conservation.

TOP 13. Best and Most Amazing Aviation Museums in the United States

America’s 10 Best Cities for Museums

• New York Museums
• Washington, D.C. Museums
• Boston Museums
• Los Angeles Museums
• Chicago Museums
• San Francisco Museums
• Philadelphia Museums
• Cleveland Museums
• Houston Museums
• Honolulu Museums

Top 5 Best Art Museums in the United States

Top 10 Tourist Attractions in America

(not including Museums)

• Grand Canyon
• Niagara Falls
• Statue of Liberty
• Yellowstone National Park
• Yosemite National Park
• Lincoln Memorial
• National Mall
• Central Park, NYC
• Times Square, NYC
• Golden Gate Bridge

American Proverbs and Quotes

• American Proverbs and Quotes

USA Museums

• Country:                                United States of America
• Political Capital:                    Washington, D.C.
• Largest City:                          New York City
• Population                            234 million

Map of Museums in the USA

Captivating Museums of the USA

Best Museums in the US: Top 25 People’s favorite museums in America

Best Science Museums in the USA. TOP 15

National Museums of the United States

• National Museums of the United States
• National Atomic Testing Museum
• National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• National Museum of Health and Medicine
• National Museum of the United States Army
• National Museum of the Marine Corps
• National Museum of the United States Navy
• National Naval Aviation Museum
• National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
• National CIA Museum
• National Cryptologic Museum
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Postal Museum
• National Zoological Park
• National Railroad Museum
• National Veterans Memorial and Museum
• National Civil War Museum
• National Museum of the Pacific War
• National World War I Museum
• National World War II Museum
• National Museum of Wildlife Art
• National Civil Rights Museum
• National Constitution Center
• National Museum of Dentistry
• National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
• National Building Museum
• National Quilt Museum
• National Nordic Museum
• National Law Enforcement Museum
• National Airmail Museum

Museums by States, Territories and major Cities of the United States

Museums alphabetical by State

• Museums in ALABAMA

  • Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
  • Museums in Birmingham Alabama

• Museums in ALASKA

• Museums in ARIZONA

  • Phoenix, Arizona Museums

• Museums in ARKANSAS

  • Museums of Little Rock, Arkansas

• Museums in CALIFORNIA

  • Museums in Los Angeles
  • Museums in San Francisco
  • Museums in Pasadena
  • Museums in San Diego
  • Museums in Sacramento

• Museums in COLORADO 

  • Museums in Denver

• Museums in CONNECTICUT 

  • Museums in New Haven
  • Museums in Hartford

• Museums in DELAWARE

  • Wilmington Museums

• Museums in FLORIDA 

  • Museums in Miami
  • Museums in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Museums in Tallahassee ***

• Museums in GEORGIA

  • Museums in Atlanta

• Museums in HAWAII

  • Museums in Honolulu

• Museums in IDAHO

  • Museums in Boise, Idaho

• Museums in ILLINOIS

  • Museums in Chicago

• Museums in INDIANA

  • Museums in Indianapolis

• Museums in IOWA

  • Museums in Des Moines, Iowa

• Museums in KANSAS

  • Museums in Wichita, Kansas

• Museums in KENTUCKY

  • Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

• Museums in LOUISIANA

  • Museums in New Orleans

• Museums in OREGON

  • Museums in Portland, Oregon

• Museums in MAINE

• Museums in MARYLAND 

  • Museums in Baltimore

• Museums in MASSACHUSETTS

  • Museums in Boston

• Museums in MICHIGAN

  • Detroit Museums

• Museums in MINNESOTA

  • Museums in Museums in Minneapolis – Saint Paul

• Museums in MISSISSIPPI

• Museums in MISSOURI

  • Museums in St. Louis
  • Museums in Kansas City, Missouri

• Museums in MONTANA

• Museums in NEBRASKA

• Museums in NEVADA

  • Museums in Las Vegas

• Museums in NEW HAMPSHIRE

  • Museums in Manchester

• Museums in NEW JERSEY

• Museums in NEW MEXICO

• Museums in NEW YORK

  • New York City Museums
  • Brooklyn, New York Museums 
  • Buffalo, New York Museums

• Museums in NORTH CAROLINA

  • Charlotte, North Carolina Museums
  • Museums in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill

• Museums in NORTH DAKOTA

• Museums in OHIO

  • Toledo Museum of Art
  • Museums in Cleveland
  • Museums in Columbus
  • Museums in Cincinnati

• Museums in OKLAHOMA

• Museums in OREGON

  • Museums in Portland, Oregon

• Museums in PENNSYLVANIA

  • Museums in Philadelphia Museums
  • Museums in Pittsburgh Museums

• Museums in RHODE ISLAND

• Museums in SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Museums in Charleston, South Carolina

• Museums in SOUTH DAKOTA

• Museums in TENNESSEE 

  • Museums in Nashville

• Museums in TEXAS

  • National Museum of the Pacific War
  • Museums in Houston
  • Museums in Dallas
  • Museums in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Museums in San Antonio, Texas

• Museums in UTAH

  • Museums in Salt Lake City

• Museums in VERMONT

• Museums in VIRGINIA 

  • Richmond, Virginia Museums

• Museums in WASHINGTON

  • Museums in Seattle, Washington

• Museums in WEST VIRGINIA

  • Museums in Charleston, West Virginia

• Museums in WISCONSIN

  • Museums in Milwaukee

• Museums in WYOMING

Museums in Federal Districts

• Museums in Washington, D.C.

Museums in USA Territories ***

• American Samoa Museums 
• Guam Museums 
• Northern Mariana Islands Museums 
• Puerto Rico Museums 
• U.S. Virgin Islands Museums 

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– George Washington

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