United States Best United States Museums The Top Museums in the United States for Art, History, Science, and More By Melanie Renzulli Melanie Renzulli Melanie Renzulli is a travel writer who specializes in the United States and Italy, and who founded the USA Tourism Board. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 06/26/19 From galleries filled with artistic masterpieces to soaring buildings housing elephants or airplanes, there is a museum in the United States for every interest. Following is a list of the best museums in the United States and where to find them. 01 of 04 Art Museums Victoria Chamberlain / TripSavvy Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Guggenheim Museum, New York City Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Art Institute Chicago J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles De Young Museum, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 02 of 04 Science and Natural History Museums and Planetariums Victoria Chamberlain / TripSavvy National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC National Air and Space Museum – Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center, Washington, DC American Museum of Natural History, New York City Rose Center for Earth and Space/Hayden Planetarium, New York City Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Pacific Science Center, Seattle Science Museum of Minnesota 03 of 04 History Museums TripSavvy / Victoria Chamberlain USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum, Hawaii United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC Newseum, Washington, DC National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC Mount Vernon, Washington, DC National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas Independence Hall, Philadelphia Paul Revere House, Boston Monticello, Charlottesville, VA 04 of 04 Pop Culture and Music Victoria Chamberlain / TripSavvy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Cleveland, OH Experience Music Project, Seattle Museum of American History, Washington, DC Graceland Mansion and Museum, Memphis Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, Cooperstown, New York Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum, Cleveland, OH Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Tell us why! Submit