MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
The pick of the collection, reviewed.
The 15 museums travellers rate highest across every city we cover, from the headline galleries to the collections worth the detour.
Skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with self-paced access plus optional audio guide. See Michelangelo’s ceiling.
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Fast-track guided Vatican walk with Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Skip lines, use headsets, see Michelangelo’s Pietà.
Skip-the-line Louvre timed entry for $26. Enter fast via Priority Access, then explore Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and more.
Fast-track Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour with an expert guide and optional St. Peter’s Basilica visit, for about 3 hours.
“Was great tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. At points it was hard to hear but got the overall message. Tour was beautiful. I would try and go through the map room and other halls first as they did get busy. I had a tour a couple years ago that we had warily access…”
Timed-entry Van Gogh Museum ticket in Amsterdam with mobile voucher access, optional 11-language audio guide, and 90 minutes of art.
Skip the line into Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica with a timed, guided route plus audio headsets.
“I was really looking forward to visiting the Vatican Museums, but unfortunately, the guided tour was a huge letdown. While the guide provided a lot of information, there was hardly any time to explore the museum itself. For example, we barely spent any time in the statue room—just stood at the entrance, listened to another…”
NYC 9/11 Memorial & Museum timed-entry ticket with contactless entry, museum artifacts, survivor tree, and free memorial access.
Skip the line for Empire State Building 86th-floor views and the museum. Upgrade to the 102nd floor for higher, wider panoramas.
Skip the line with reserved Musée d’Orsay entry in the old Gare d’Orsay, roam Impressionist masterpieces at your pace, and see Sargent.
Dubai’s Museum of the Future shows 50-year visions of AI, robotics, space, climate and health. Iconic ring building; skip-line options.
Skip lines at Madrid’s Prado with a full-day ticket. See Spanish art from Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco plus sculptures.
Full-day ticket to Madrid’s Prado: skip long lines and roam 1,300+ works of Spanish masters like Velázquez and Goya.
“I would prefer to eat my own food in a location organized by the museurm. Also, the wait at the cafeteria was very long. In additiin, the ticket should include more than entry per day.”
Skip the queues for Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, with optional St. Peter’s Basilica entry, timed access, and expert guide.
AMNH in NYC for a full day: 40+ permanent halls, Rose Center, and the new Gilder Center. Ticketed shows optional.
Skip the line to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with an expert guide. See Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and add St Peter’s Basilica.
“Francesco was an amazing guide. He was funny, kind, knowledgeable and had great energy. It was because of him I had fun and learnt a lot”
