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Explore museums in the United States through independent guides to art, history, science, memorials, specialist collections, and major museum cities.

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Museum Profiles in United States

Academy Museum of Motion PicturesMuseum · 3.9/5 Air Zoo Aerospace & Science MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Alabama Sports Hall of FameMuseum · 3.6/5 American Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · 4.5/5 Andy Warhol MuseumMuseum Arizona Railroad MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 Arkansas Inland Maritime MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 Art Institute of ChicagoMuseum · 4.3/5 Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoMuseum · 3.9/5 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile MuseumMuseum Bardstown Civil War MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 Barnes FoundationMuseum Blackhawk MuseumMuseum Boston Fire MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 California Automobile MuseumMuseum California State Capitol MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 California State Railroad MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Chesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Classic Cars International MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 Cleveland Museum of ArtMuseum · 4.2/5 Clyfford Still MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Coast Guard Museum NorthwestMuseum · 4.4/5 Colorado Gateway Auto MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Colorado Prison MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Computer History MuseumMuseum Constitution MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 CosmosphereMuseum · 3.9/5 Crockett Historical MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 Crystal Bridges Museum of American ArtMuseum · 3.9/5 de Young MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Denver Art MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Detroit Institute of ArtsMuseum · 4.8/5 EAA Aviation MuseumMuseum East Texas Oil MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Ellis Island Immigration MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Evergreen Aviation & Space MuseumMuseum ExploratoriumMuseum Florida Adventure MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 Folsom Prison MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Fort FrederikMuseum · 3.2/5 Frick CollectionMuseum · 4.8/5 Getty VillaMuseum · 3.9/5 Hall of Valor Civil War MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Hammer MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Hampton Roads Naval MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 Harley-Davidson MuseumMuseum Heard MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 High Museum of ArtMuseum · 3.9/5 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenMuseum · 4.0/5 Holocaust Museum of Southwest FloridaMuseum · 3.1/5 Howard University Museum;Moorland Spingarn Research CenterMuseum · 4.4/5 Idaho Historical MuseumMuseum · 3.7/5 Idaho Museum of natural historyMuseum · 3.7/5 International Spy MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Intrepid Sea, Air and Space MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumMuseum Lane Motor MuseumMuseum LeMay America’s Car MuseumMuseum Maine Maritime MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Maritime Museum of San DiegoMuseum · 3.4/5 Menil CollectionMuseum · 3.7/5 Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)Museum · 4.9/5 Military Museum of TexasMuseum · 4.4/5 Milwaukee Art MuseumMuseum Mississippi River MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 Montana Law Enforcement MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Morgan Library and MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Motorcycle Hall of Fame MuseumMuseum · 3.7/5 Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoMuseum · 3.9/5 Museum of Fine Arts BostonMuseum · 4.2/5 Museum of Fine Arts HoustonMuseum · 3.7/5 Museum of History and IndustryMuseum · 3.8/5 Museum of Jewish HeritageMuseum · 4.3/5 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Museum · 5.0/5 Museum of Pop CultureMuseum · 3.9/5 Museum of Science BostonMuseum · 4.2/5 Museum of the City of New YorkMuseum · 3.9/5 Mystic Seaport MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 NASCAR Hall of FameMuseum Nasher Sculpture CenterMuseum · 3.7/5 National Air and Space MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 National Automobile MuseumMuseum National Blues MuseumMuseum National Corvette MuseumMuseum National Gallery of ArtMuseum · 4.7/5 National Museum of African American History and CultureMuseum · 4.7/5 National Museum of African ArtMuseum · 4.4/5 National Museum of the American IndianMuseum · 3.6/5 National Museum of the United States Air ForceMuseum · 4.1/5 National Museum of Women in the ArtsMuseum National Postal MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 National Vietnam War MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 National WWI Museum and MemorialMuseum · 4.2/5 Nelson Atkins Museum of ArtMuseum · 4.8/5 Nethercutt CollectionMuseum Neue Galerie New YorkMuseum · 3.6/5 Nevada Northern Railway MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 New Mexico Museum of Natural History & ScienceMuseum · 3.8/5 New York City Transit MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 New-York Historical SocietyMuseum · 3.6/5 Noble Maritime MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 Norman Rockwell MuseumMuseum · 3.2/5 Pacific Heritage MuseumMuseum · 3.7/5 Palm Beach Maritime MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 Peabody Essex MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Pérez Art Museum MiamiMuseum · 3.9/5 Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceMuseum · 3.7/5 Petersen Automotive MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Philadelphia Museum of ArtMuseum · 4.3/5 Pima Air and Space MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Powerhouse MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 Railroad Museum of South FloridaMuseum · 4.6/5 Renwick GalleryMuseum Revs InstituteMuseum Richard H. Driehaus MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 Rock Island Depot Railroad MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 Rodin Museum PhiladelphiaMuseum Saint Croix Aquarium and Marine Education CenterMuseum · 4.4/5 San Diego Air & Space MuseumMuseum San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtMuseum · 4.3/5 Savoy Automobile MuseumMuseum Seattle Art MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumMuseum · 4.2/5 Smithsonian National Museum of African ArtMuseum · 3.6/5 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · 4.3/5 Society of the CincinattiMuseum · 4.1/5 Solomon R Guggenheim MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 Solvang Vintage Motorcycle MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 South Street Seaport MuseumMuseum · 3.4/5 Space Center HoustonMuseum · 3.9/5 Springfield Indian Motorcycle Museum and Hall of FameMuseum · 3.8/5 Strategic Air Command & Aerospace MuseumMuseum Submarine Library MuseumMuseum · 3.5/5 SW Arts ClubMuseum · 4.4/5 Tenement MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 Tennessee Central Railway MuseumMuseum · 3.7/5 Texas Air MuseumMuseum · 4.4/5 Texas Cowboy Hall of FameMuseum · 3.7/5 Texas Prison MuseumMuseum · 3.9/5 The BroadMuseum · 3.9/5 The Getty CenterMuseum · 4.3/5 The Houdini Museum of New YorkMuseum · 4.3/5 The Johnny Cash Museum & CafeMuseum · 3.7/5 The Mariners’ Museum and ParkMuseum · 3.9/5 The Museum of Contemporary PhotographyMuseum · 4.6/5 The National New York Central Railroad MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 The National WWII MuseumMuseum · 4.9/5 The Phillips CollectionMuseum · 4.5/5 The Renaissance SocietyMuseum · 4.6/5 The Samurai CollectionMuseum · 4.3/5 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaMuseum The Smithsonian American Art MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Treasure Island MuseumMuseum · 3.7/5 United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 USS Midway MuseumMuseum · 4.1/5 USS Nautilus Memorial Submarine Force LibraryMuseum · 3.9/5 Utah State Railroad MuseumMuseum · 3.8/5 Vizcaya Museum and GardensMuseum · 3.9/5 Washington County Historical MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Wells Fargo History MuseumMuseum · 3.7/5 White Oak Civil War MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Whitney Museum of American ArtMuseum · 4.8/5 Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic SiteMuseum · 3.9/5

Museum Reviews in United States

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Review3.9/5 · Read review Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Review3.6/5 · Read review American Museum of Natural History Review4.5/5 · Read review Andy Warhol Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review Arizona Railroad Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review Art Institute of Chicago Review4.3/5 · Read review Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Review3.9/5 · Read review Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Bardstown Civil War Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Barnes Foundation Review3.6/5 · Read review Blackhawk Museum Review4.2/5 · Read review Boston Fire Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review California Automobile Museum Review4.2/5 · Read review California State Capitol Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review California State Railroad Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Classic Cars International Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Cleveland Museum of Art Review4.2/5 · Read review Clyfford Still Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Coast Guard Museum Northwest Review4.4/5 · Read review Colorado Gateway Auto Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Colorado Prison Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Computer History Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review Constitution Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review Cosmosphere Review3.9/5 · Read review Crockett Historical Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Review3.9/5 · Read review de Young Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Denver Art Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Detroit Institute of Arts Review4.8/5 · Read review EAA Aviation Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review East Texas Oil Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Ellis Island Immigration Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Exploratorium Review3.9/5 · Read review Florida Adventure Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review Folsom Prison Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Fort Frederik Review3.2/5 · Read review Frick Collection Review4.8/5 · Read review Getty Villa Review3.9/5 · Read review Hall of Valor Civil War Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review Hammer Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Hampton Roads Naval Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review Harley-Davidson Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Heard Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review High Museum of Art Review3.9/5 · Read review Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Review4.0/5 · Read review Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida Review3.1/5 · Read review Howard University Museum;Moorland Spingarn Research Center Review4.4/5 · Read review Idaho Historical Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review Idaho Museum of natural history Review3.7/5 · Read review International Spy Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Lane Motor Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review LeMay America’s Car Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Maine Maritime Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Maritime Museum of San Diego Review3.4/5 · Read review Menil Collection Review3.7/5 · Read review Metropolitan Museum of Art Review4.9/5 · Read review Military Museum of Texas Review4.4/5 · Read review Milwaukee Art Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Mississippi River Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review Montana Law Enforcement Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review Morgan Library and Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Review3.9/5 · Read review Museum of Fine Arts Boston Review4.2/5 · Read review Museum of Fine Arts Houston Review3.7/5 · Read review Museum of History and Industry Review3.8/5 · Read review Museum of Jewish Heritage Review4.3/5 · Read review Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Review5.0/5 · Read review Museum of Pop Culture Review3.9/5 · Read review Museum of Science Boston Review4.2/5 · Read review Museum of the City of New York Review3.9/5 · Read review Mystic Seaport Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review NASCAR Hall of Fame Review3.9/5 · Read review Nasher Sculpture Center Review3.7/5 · Read review National Air and Space Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review National Automobile Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review National Blues Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review National Corvette Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review National Gallery of Art Review4.7/5 · Read review National Museum of African American History and Culture Review4.7/5 · Read review National Museum of African Art Review4.4/5 · Read review National Museum of the American Indian Review3.6/5 · Read review National Museum of the United States Air Force Review4.1/5 · Read review National Museum of Women in the Arts Review3.8/5 · Read review National Postal Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review National Vietnam War Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review National WWI Museum and Memorial Review4.2/5 · Read review Nelson Atkins Museum of Art Review4.8/5 · Read review Nethercutt Collection Review3.9/5 · Read review Neue Galerie New York Review3.6/5 · Read review Nevada Northern Railway Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Review3.8/5 · Read review New York City Transit Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review New-York Historical Society Review3.6/5 · Read review Noble Maritime Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review Norman Rockwell Museum Review3.2/5 · Read review Pacific Heritage Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review Palm Beach Maritime Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Peabody Essex Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review Pérez Art Museum Miami Review3.9/5 · Read review Perot Museum of Nature and Science Review3.7/5 · Read review Petersen Automotive Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Philadelphia Museum of Art Review4.3/5 · Read review Pima Air and Space Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review Powerhouse Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Railroad Museum of South Florida Review4.6/5 · Read review Renwick Gallery Review3.9/5 · Read review Revs Institute Review3.9/5 · Read review Richard H. Driehaus Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review Rodin Museum Philadelphia Review3.9/5 · Read review Saint Croix Aquarium and Marine Education Center Review4.4/5 · Read review San Diego Air & Space Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Review4.3/5 · Read review Savoy Automobile Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Seattle Art Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Review4.2/5 · Read review Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Review3.6/5 · Read review Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Review4.3/5 · Read review Society of the Cincinatti Review4.1/5 · Read review Solomon R Guggenheim Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review South Street Seaport Museum Review3.4/5 · Read review Space Center Houston Review3.9/5 · Read review Springfield Indian Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame Review3.8/5 · Read review Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review Submarine Library Museum Review3.5/5 · Read review SW Arts Club Review4.4/5 · Read review Tenement Museum Review3.6/5 · Read review Tennessee Central Railway Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review Texas Air Museum Review4.4/5 · Read review Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Review3.7/5 · Read review Texas Prison Museum Review3.9/5 · Read review The Broad Review3.9/5 · Read review The Getty Center Review4.3/5 · Read review The Houdini Museum of New York Review4.3/5 · Read review The Johnny Cash Museum & Cafe Review3.7/5 · Read review The Mariners’ Museum and Park Review3.9/5 · Read review The Museum of Contemporary Photography Review4.6/5 · Read review The National New York Central Railroad Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review The National WWII Museum Review4.9/5 · Read review The Phillips Collection Review4.5/5 · Read review The Renaissance Society Review4.6/5 · Read review The Samurai Collection Review4.3/5 · Read review The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Review3.6/5 · Read review The Smithsonian American Art Museum Review4.3/5 · Read review Treasure Island Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Review4.6/5 · Read review USS Midway Museum Review4.1/5 · Read review USS Nautilus Memorial Submarine Force Library Review3.9/5 · Read review Utah State Railroad Museum Review3.8/5 · Read review Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Review3.9/5 · Read review Washington County Historical Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review Wells Fargo History Museum Review3.7/5 · Read review White Oak Civil War Museum Review4.5/5 · Read review Whitney Museum of American Art Review4.8/5 · Read review Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site Review3.9/5 · Read review

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Museum guide to the United States

The United States has an unusually varied museum landscape, with major art institutions, national history museums, science centres, memorial museums, university collections, specialist museums, and strong city-based cultural districts. The experience can differ sharply between New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and smaller regional destinations.

Use this page to compare American museum profiles with context on collection quality, storytelling, visitor experience, and the cultural role each institution plays.