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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, New York
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Over-the-top fabulous with incredible, impeccable collections of an amazing array of furniture, art, armor, architecture, music. The...
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The National WWII Museum
New Orleans, Louisiana
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It is a completely contemporary museum with interactive exhibits, amazing shows and an incredible layout.
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Musee d'Orsay
Paris, France
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All the masters. Awestruck. Started on the bottom and spiralled over several hours to the top. The building is the perfect backdrop to...
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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I've been visiting Chicago for 40 years, and on every visit, I go here. It never gets old. Paintings from every era, works from every...
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State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace
St. Petersburg, Russia
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All of the world's beauty in one museum. It lets your mind travel to all the places and eras you always wanted to go.
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The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
New York City, New York
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The defining moment of the 21st century is burned into America's collective consciousness: Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years later, in the spot...
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National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropologia)
Mexico City, Mexico
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Imposing architecture sets the scene for the first-rate sculptures, murals, carvings and artifacts giving an overview of the region...
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Acropolis Museum
Athens, Greece
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The brand new building is as stunning as the treasures it houses. A clear glass walkway reveals the ruins and current excavations...
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Prado National Museum
Madrid, Spain
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So many masterpieces, so little time. Be touristy and check them all off or just sit back and enjoy a few that speak to you.
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V&A - Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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Always a favourite place to visit in London
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National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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More than once I've spent the whole day here, and I've never been bored or disappointed by this wonderful collection.
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Vasa Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
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Like looking through a time machine. Stunning look into ship life and shipbuilding from a ship disaster 400 years ago.
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Louvre Museum
Paris, France
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Set aside at least one full day to visit perhaps the best collection of antiquities and art that is offered for public viewing.
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Egyptian Museum of Turin
Turin, Italy
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Perhaps the best collection of Egyptian antiques in Europe
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Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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In an old-world building that has had a contemporary update, this museum exhibits hundreds of old masters.
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Uffizi Galleries
Florence, Italy
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The Best Way to See a Daunting Gallery
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Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Brilliant. Very well planned, allowing an exceptional view of Van Gogh as a person—the dedicated, hard-working artist with a tortured...
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Instituto Ricardo Brennand
Recife, Brazil
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Like Alice in Wonderland, I felt like I had been dropped into a different world …
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Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa)
Wellington, New Zealand
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The natural and cultural history of New Zealand, art, geology, geography, flora, fauna—if you can imagine it, it is probably in this...
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Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Feels like any wonderful museum experience around the first world!
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War Remnants Museum
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Although many of the exhibits are disturbing, it is important that the war is not forgotten. Informative and solemn reminder of the...
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Museo Larco
Lima, Peru
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The museum holds so many artifacts, you might actually get lost. However, not only the collection is amazing—the grounds are stunning...
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Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
Bogota, Colombia
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You will be astonished by the collection: impressive statues, jewelry, coins and other valuable ancient articles, well documented and...
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The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Xi'an, China
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The huge hangar with the pits where the terracotta warriors stand, each one unique—the archaeologists at work—an unforgettable...
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Well thought out museum on a terrible recount of the events that happened there.
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