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Museums worth the queue

LFLena Fischer
LFLena Fischer@wanderlena

I'm not a museum person. These converted me.

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Updated Jul 8, 2026

9 things, ranked

1

Museo del Prado

Madrid, Spain en.wikipedia.org

Free last two hours of the day. Go straight to the Goya black paintings.

3

Uffizi

Florence, Italy en.wikipedia.org

Book an early slot and do the Botticelli rooms first.

5

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France en.wikipedia.org

7

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City, USA en.wikipedia.org

9

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

Timed tickets only. Go late afternoon.

2

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

4

Vatican Museums

Vatican City en.wikipedia.org

Friday night openings in summer are far calmer.

6

Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece en.wikipedia.org

The top floor faces the Parthenon. Save it for last.

8

Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia en.wikipedia.org

1

Museo del Prado

Madrid, Spain en.wikipedia.org

Free last two hours of the day. Go straight to the Goya black paintings.

4

Vatican Museums

Vatican City en.wikipedia.org

Friday night openings in summer are far calmer.

7

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City, USA en.wikipedia.org

2

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

5

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France en.wikipedia.org

8

Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia en.wikipedia.org

3

Uffizi

Florence, Italy en.wikipedia.org

Book an early slot and do the Botticelli rooms first.

6

Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece en.wikipedia.org

The top floor faces the Parthenon. Save it for last.

9

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

Timed tickets only. Go late afternoon.

1

Museo del Prado

Madrid, Spain en.wikipedia.org

Free last two hours of the day. Go straight to the Goya black paintings.

3

Uffizi

Florence, Italy en.wikipedia.org

Book an early slot and do the Botticelli rooms first.

5

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France en.wikipedia.org

7

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City, USA en.wikipedia.org

9

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

Timed tickets only. Go late afternoon.

2

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

4

Vatican Museums

Vatican City en.wikipedia.org

Friday night openings in summer are far calmer.

6

Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece en.wikipedia.org

The top floor faces the Parthenon. Save it for last.

8

Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia en.wikipedia.org

1

Museo del Prado

Madrid, Spain en.wikipedia.org

Free last two hours of the day. Go straight to the Goya black paintings.

4

Vatican Museums

Vatican City en.wikipedia.org

Friday night openings in summer are far calmer.

7

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City, USA en.wikipedia.org

2

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

5

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France en.wikipedia.org

8

Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia en.wikipedia.org

3

Uffizi

Florence, Italy en.wikipedia.org

Book an early slot and do the Botticelli rooms first.

6

Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece en.wikipedia.org

The top floor faces the Parthenon. Save it for last.

9

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands en.wikipedia.org

Timed tickets only. Go late afternoon.

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