Best Museums in the USA – Virtual Tour
The United States of America is well known for its many museums covering culture, art, science, and history from all over the world.
New York City and Washington, D.C. account for some of the most visited museums, but many other cities have delightful gems waiting to be discovered and appreciated.
Explore the best Museums, Art Galleries, and Historic Sites across America.
Virtual Tours of American Museums
– Museums in NEW YORK
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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
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Brooklyn, New York Museums
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Buffalo, New York Museums
– Museums in CALIFORNIA
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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 ILLINOIS
– Museums in TEXAS
– Museums in ARIZONA
– Museums in Washington, D.C.
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- 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
– Museums in OHIO
- Toledo Museum of Art
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Museums in Cleveland
- Museums in Columbus
- Museums in Cincinnati
– Museums in PENNSYLVANIA
- Museums in Philadelphia Museums
- Museums in Pittsburgh Museums
- AACA Museum
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Philadelphia Museums
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Pittsburgh Museums
– Museums in NEW JERSEY
– Museums in DELAWARE
– Museums in HAWAII
– Museums in CONNECTICUT
– Museums in MARYLAND
– Museums in MICHIGAN
– Museums in MISSOURI
– Museums in INDIANA
– Museums in COLORADO
– Museums in WISCONSIN
– 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
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Richmond, Virginia Museums
– Museums in FLORIDA
- National Naval Aviation Museum
- National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
- Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
- Museums in Miami
- Museums in Jacksonville
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Miami, Florida Museums
– Museums in WASHINGTON STATE
– Museums in LOUISIANA
– Museums in NEVADA
– Museums in NEW MEXICO
– Museums in WYOMING
– Museums in GEORGIA
– Museums in ALABAMA
- Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
- Museums in Birmingham Alabama
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center
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Montgomery Museums
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Birmingham Museums
– Museums in NORTH CAROLINA
– Museums in ALASKA
– Museums in TENNESSEE
– Museums in MINNESOTA
– Museums in SOUTH CAROLINA
– Museums in KENTUCKY
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.
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- 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
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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
USA Museums
- Country: United States of America
- Political Capital: Washington, D.C.
- Largest City: New York City
- Population 234 million
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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
Virtual Tours of American Museums
- New York Museums
- Washington, D.C. Museums
- Massachusetts Museums
- Boston Museums
- Los Angeles Museums
- San Francisco Museums
- Chicago Museums
- Ohio Museums
- Cleveland Museums
- Columbus Museums
- Cincinnati Museums
- Philadelphia Museums
- New Jersey Museums
- Wilmington Museums
- Houston Museums
- Honolulu Museums
- New Haven Museums
- Baltimore Museums
- Buffalo, New York Museums
- Fort Worth, Texas Museums
- Detroit Museums
- St. Louis Museums
- Indianapolis Museums
- Denver Museums
- Dallas Museums
- Phoenix, Arizona Museums
- Pasadena, California Museums
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin Museums
- Richmond, Virginia Museums
- Kansas City, Missouri Museums
- Miami, Florida Museums
- Hartford, Connecticut Museums
- Seattle, Washington Museums
- Pittsburgh Museums
- New Orleans, Louisiana Museums
- American Proverbs and Quotes
Museums by States, Territories and major Cities of the United States
Museums alphabetical by State
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Museums in ALABAMA
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Museums in ALASKA
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Museums in ARIZONA
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Museums in ARKANSAS
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Museums in CALIFORNIA
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Museums in COLORADO
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Museums in CONNECTICUT
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Museums in DELAWARE
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Museums in FLORIDA
- Museums in Miami
- Museums in Jacksonville, Florida
- Museums in Tallahassee ***
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Museums in GEORGIA
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Museums in HAWAII
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Museums in IDAHO
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Museums in ILLINOIS
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Museums in INDIANA
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Museums in IOWA
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Museums in KANSAS
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Museums in KENTUCKY
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Museums in LOUISIANA
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Museums in OREGON
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Museums in MAINE
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Museums in MARYLAND
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Museums in MASSACHUSETTS
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Museums in MICHIGAN
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Museums in MINNESOTA
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Museums in MISSISSIPPI
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Museums in MISSOURI
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Museums in MONTANA
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Museums in NEBRASKA
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Museums in NEVADA
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Museums in NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Museums in Manchester
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Museums in NEW JERSEY
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Museums in NEW MEXICO
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Museums in NEW YORK
- New York City Museums
- Brooklyn, New York Museums
- Buffalo, New York Museums
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Museums in NORTH CAROLINA
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Museums in NORTH DAKOTA
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Museums in OHIO
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Museums in OKLAHOMA
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Museums in OREGON
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Museums in PENNSYLVANIA
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Museums in RHODE ISLAND
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Museums in SOUTH CAROLINA
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Museums in SOUTH DAKOTA
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Museums in TENNESSEE
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Museums in TEXAS
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Museums in UTAH
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Museums in VERMONT
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Museums in VIRGINIA
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Museums in WASHINGTON
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Museums in WEST VIRGINIA
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Museums in WISCONSIN
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Museums in WYOMING
Museums in Federal Districts
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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