List of most famous museums in the World

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This list features famous museums with their exact locations on the map. Every museum in this list is provided with its exact coordinates, a picture and a short description of its exhibition and history. On our pages you'll find the most famous places in the World, with exact maps and coordinates.

  • American Museum of Natural History
    The American Museum of Natural History is located on lower Manhattan.
  • Chicago History Museum
    Chicago History Museum is located in the central part of the city, within the famous Lincoln Park.
  • Ellis Island
    Ellis Island is located in Upper New York Bay, New Jersey, USA.
  • Griffith Observatory
    Griffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles, on the southbound side of the Hollywood hill.
  • Hagia Sophia
    Hagia Sophia (AKA Aya Sofya) is located in central Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Madame Tussauds New York
    Madame Tussauds Museum in New York is located in Midtown Manhattan, between 41st and 42nd Streets, just some blocks west to the Times Square.
  • Mount Vernon
    Mount Vernon, the historic plantation home of George Washington, is located in northern Virginia, some 15 miles south to Washington, DC.
  • Schwerin Palace
    Schwerin Palace is located in northern Germany, in the city of Schwerin, on a beautiful island in Schweriner Lake.
  • Sutter's Fort
    Sutter's Fort is located in midtown Sacramento, California, between L street and K street.
  • Tel Aviv Museum of Art
    Tel Aviv Museum of Art is located in the central district of Tel Aviv, about 10 minutes walk from the Azrieli trade center and ha-Shalom railway station.
  • The Guggenheim
    Solomon R Guggenheim Museum is located on 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NYC.
  • The Lincoln Memorial
    The Lincoln Memorial is located on the southern edge of Washington, DC, on the eastern bank of the Potomac River.
  • The Louvre
    The Louvre, the most popular museum in the World, is located in the central part of Paris, France.
  • The Met
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, or simply the Met is located on lower Manhattan, just inside the Central Park.
  • The Smithsonian
    The Smithsonian Institution is a museum complex is located in Washington DC.
  • U.S. Space & Rocket Center
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  • Versailles
    The Palace of Versailles is located in a suburb of Paris, France.