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The World's Top 50 Museums
Editorial composite ranking
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72,504 museums across 157 countries
Beyond our editorial Top 220, we index every museum with a Wikidata presence — from the Louvre to a village heritage room in rural Norway. Each entry links to Wikipedia, Google Maps and our partner ticket vendors.
About 50 Best Museums
50 Best Museums is the world's editorial guide to the greatest museums on Earth. Our composite ranking blends the verdict of millions of travellers (via TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice) with the most cited editorial lists in travel writing — Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out, National Geographic, The Times, USA Today 10Best — and visitor attendance figures from the AECOM/TEA Theme Index.
We currently feature 220 museums across 41 countries, in 10 categories — from encyclopedic art collections to single-artist houses, science centres to memorials. Each entry is enriched with opening hours, recommended visit time, location, key highlights and a hover-to-translate interface in 25 languages.
50 Best Museums is operated by 50 Best Limited, Hong Kong, alongside our sister guides 50 Best Hotels and 50 Best Books.
Peter Burchardt is an author, researcher, and international CFO who has spent over a decade studying how humans experience art, culture, and built environments. He is the author of Designed to Feel and The Weight of Light, and brings an evidence-based approach to understanding why certain museums move us.
Our rankings combine verified visitor reviews, editorial recognition from Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic, Time Out, and The Times, and data-driven scoring from AECOM/TEA attendance figures.
