Museums & galleries worth the detour
Detourmap maps 6,117 museums & galleries across 183 countries — art, history and science museums. The most famous is Louvre Museum in France; United States has the most (571). The 96 best known are below — every one with a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Louvre Museum
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Iconic
Art and archeology museum in Paris, France
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Auschwitz concentration camp
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Iconic
German network of concentration and extermination camps in occupied Poland during World War II
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British Museum
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Iconic
National museum in London, United Kingdom
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Israel Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Iconic
National museum of the state of Israel in Jerusalem
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Iconic
Art museum in New York City, United States
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Museo del Prado
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Iconic
Spanish national art museum in Madrid, Spain
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Uffizi Gallery
Museums & galleries · 16th century · Renowned
Palace and art museum in Florence, Italy
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Smithsonian Institution
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Spain
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Museum of Modern Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Art museum in Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States
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São Paulo Museum of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Art museum in São Paulo, Brazil
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Centre Georges Pompidou
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
National cultural center of contemporary art in Paris, France
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Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Renowned
Museum of Contemporary art in France
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Pergamon Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum building in Berlin, part of the Museumsinsel, presents the Vorderasiatisches Museum, the Museum für Islamische Kunst and parts of the Antikensammlung
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Royal Observatory
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Renowned
Observatory in Greenwich, London, UK
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Museum in London, England, United Kingdom
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Tate Modern
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Modern art gallery located in Bankside, London, England
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National Gallery of Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
National art museum in Washington, D.C.
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Buchenwald concentration camp
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Nazi concentration camp in Thuringia (1937–1945)
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Drottningholm Palace
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Renowned
Royal palace in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
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Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Museum and art gallery in Derby, England, United Kingdom
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Art museum in New York, New York
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National Library of Australia
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
National reference library in Canberra, Australia
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Palazzo Pitti
Museums & galleries · 15th century · Renowned
Renaissance palace and museum in Florence, Italy
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Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Russian Orthodox cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia
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Palace of Caserta
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Renowned
Former royal residence in Caserta, Italy
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Deutsches Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum of science and technology in Munich, Germany
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Musée des Arts et Métiers
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Renowned
Science and technology museum located in Paris, France
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Kunsthistorisches Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Art museum in Vienna, Austria
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Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum of European art in Moscow
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Neues Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Name of one of the museum buildings on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany
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Science Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Science museum in London, United Kingdom
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National Portrait Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Art museum in London, England, United Kingdom
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Petit Palais
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Building housing the Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris
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Capitoline Museums
Museums & galleries · 15th century · Renowned
Municipal museum of the city of Rome, Italy
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Royal Spanish Academy
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Renowned
Official regulator for the Spanish language
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Stockholm Palace
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Renowned
Official residence of the Swedish monarch
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Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Museums & galleries · 1st century · Renowned
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ruse Province, Bulgaria
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Tuol Sleng torture center
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Former Security Prison 21, or S-21, under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
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Beaux-Arts de Paris
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Renowned
National school of fine arts in France
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Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland
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Getty Center
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust in Los Angeles
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National Museum of Anthropology
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
National museum of Mexico
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Bargello National Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Art museum in Florence, Italy
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City of Arts and Sciences
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Cultural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain
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National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Royal Academy of Arts
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Renowned
Art institution in London, England, United Kingdom
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Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, Paris
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J. Paul Getty Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Los Angeles, California
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Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Notable
Art school in Vienna, Austria
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Scottish National Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Part of National Galleries Scotland in Edinburgh
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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Museums & galleries · 16th century · Notable
Art gallery in Dresden, Germany
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Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Budapest, Hungary
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Louis Vuitton Foundation
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Notable
Art museum and cultural center
Museums & galleries by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- United States571
- Germany407
- United Kingdom336
- France318
- Italy313
- Japan275
- Spain222
- China181
- India161
- Netherlands159
- Russia148
- Turkey139
- Taiwan119
- Greece117
- Poland113
- Austria103
- Norway102
- Canada95
- Mexico90
- Ukraine88
- Brazil86
- Switzerland85
- Denmark84
- Indonesia79
- Finland76
- Belgium75
- Malaysia75
- Australia74
- Israel71
- Sweden62
- Portugal49
- Argentina46
- Czech Republic44
- Azerbaijan41
- Serbia40
- South Korea40
- New Zealand35
- Ireland34
- South Africa33
- Colombia32
- Romania32
- Egypt30
- Croatia27
- Thailand26
- Peru25
- Bulgaria24
- Bangladesh22
- Armenia21
- Hungary21
- Iran19
- Sri Lanka19
- Vietnam19
- Pakistan18
- Lithuania17
- Slovakia17
- Bosnia and Herzegovina16
- Malta15
- Morocco15
- Nigeria15
- Uzbekistan15
- Georgia14
- Mongolia13
- North Macedonia13
- Tunisia13
- Chile12
- Philippines12
- Belarus11
- Ecuador11
- Estonia11
- Latvia11
- Lebanon11
- United Arab Emirates11
- Iceland10
- Singapore10
- Albania9
- Iraq9
- Slovenia9
- Venezuela9
- Jordan8
- Luxembourg8
- Uruguay8
- Algeria7
- Cuba7
- Ghana7
- Kazakhstan7
- Kenya7
- North Korea7
- Oman7
- Palestine7
- Bolivia6
- Vatican City6
- Cambodia5
- Cameroon5
- Greenland5
- Myanmar5
- Senegal5
- Benin4
- Botswana4
- Costa Rica4
- Cyprus4
- Kyrgyzstan4
- Libya4
- Monaco4
- Nepal4
- Qatar4
- Rwanda4
- Saudi Arabia4
- Syria4
- Tanzania4
- Brunei3
- Dominican Republic3
- Ivory Coast3
- Mauritius3
- Northern Cyprus3
- Panama3
- Paraguay3
- Tajikistan3
- Andorra2
- Angola2
- Antigua and Barbuda2
- Aruba2
- Barbados2
- Curaçao2
- El Salvador2
- Empire of Japan2
- Ethiopia2
- Faroe Islands2
- Kosovo2
- Moldova2
- Namibia2
- Palau2
- Republic of Artsakh2
- Russian Empire2
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha2
- Sierra Leone2
- Soviet Union2
- The Bahamas2
- Trinidad and Tobago2
- Uganda2
- Yemen2
- Zimbabwe2
- Afghanistan1
- Austrian Empire1
- Belize1
- Bhutan1
- Burkina Faso1
- Cape Verde1
- Confederation of the Rhine1
- Democratic Republic of the Congo1
- Fiji1
- German Confederation1
- German Democratic Republic1
- German Reich1
- Guernsey1
- Guinea1
- Guinea-Bissau1
- Guyana1
- Haiti1
- Honduras1
- Jamaica1
- Jersey1
- Kiribati1
- Korea1
- Kuwait1
- Laos1
- Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic1
- Malawi1
- Marshall Islands1
- Nauru1
- Niger1
- Ottoman Empire1
- Papua New Guinea1
- Puerto Rico1
- Qing dynasty1
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- Samoa1
- San Marino1
- Seychelles1
- Sudan1
- Suriname1
- The Gambia1
- Timor-Leste1
- Turkmenistan1