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The world's best history & civilization museums
36 museums in this category, ranked by editorial composite.
#37
ποΈ History & Civilization
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Washington, United States
America in objects
β 4.6(18,000 reviews)π AECOM Top 10
#38
ποΈ History & Civilization
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, United States
America seen through the African American lens
β 4.9(17,000 reviews)π Free entry
#48
ποΈ History & Civilization
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque & Museum
Istanbul, Turkey
1500 years of sacred architecture
β 4.7(96,000 reviews)π UNESCO World Heritage
#68
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Korea's national history in Yongsan Park
β 4.7(7,000 reviews)π AECOM Top 10
#87
ποΈ History & Civilization
Vasa Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
A 17th-century warship preserved 98% intact
β 4.8(50,000 reviews)π TripAdvisor #1 in Sweden
#88
ποΈ History & Civilization
ABBA The Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
Walk in, dance out
β 4.6(13,000 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#92
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of China
Beijing, China
The world's most-visited museum (some years)
β 4.6(5,000 reviews)π AECOM #1 attendance (some years)
#105
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of African American Music
Nashville, United States
Five centuries of Black music
β 4.6(1,800 reviews)π Newer must-see
#106
ποΈ History & Civilization
EMP / MoPOP β Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle, United States
Frank Gehry's pop-culture playground
β 4.5(11,000 reviews)π Architectural icon
#108
ποΈ History & Civilization
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Dearborn, United States
America's innovation story
β 4.7(16,000 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#112
ποΈ History & Civilization
Te Papa Tongarewa
Wellington, New Zealand
Our place: New Zealand's national museum
β 4.8(17,000 reviews)π Free entry
#121
ποΈ History & Civilization
Asian Civilisations Museum
Singapore, Singapore
Pan-Asian heritage on the Singapore River
β 4.6(6,500 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#122
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Singapore's oldest museum
β 4.6(8,500 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#126
ποΈ History & Civilization
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Tervuren, Belgium
Reckoning with Belgium's colonial history
β 4.5(4,500 reviews)π European Museum Reckoning
#134
ποΈ History & Civilization
MusΓ©e Carnavalet
Paris, France
Paris told through its own history museum
β 4.7(5,000 reviews)π Free entry
#140
ποΈ History & Civilization
Jewish Museum Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Daniel Libeskind's zigzag of memory
β 4.6(11,000 reviews)π Architectural icon
#141
ποΈ History & Civilization
DDR Museum
Berlin, Germany
Hands-on East German daily life
β 4.5(19,000 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#146
ποΈ History & Civilization
Skansen
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's first open-air museum
β 4.7(14,000 reviews)π First open-air museum
#148
ποΈ History & Civilization
Viking Ship Museum
Oslo, Norway
Three Viking longships preserved
β 4.6(11,000 reviews)π Reopening 2027
#149
ποΈ History & Civilization
Nobel Prize Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
Stories of the Nobel laureates
β 4.4(7,500 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#151
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Scotland's encyclopedic museum
β 4.8(32,000 reviews)π Free entry
#154
ποΈ History & Civilization
Imperial War Museum London
London, United Kingdom
Britain's military history
β 4.7(17,000 reviews)π Free entry
#155
ποΈ History & Civilization
Churchill War Rooms
London, United Kingdom
Churchill's secret WWII bunker
β 4.8(39,000 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#156
ποΈ History & Civilization
Tower of London
London, United Kingdom
950 years of royal fortress, prison and treasury
β 4.7(75,000 reviews)π UNESCO World Heritage
#158
ποΈ History & Civilization
Sir John Soane's Museum
London, United Kingdom
An architect's wonder cabinet on Lincoln's Inn Fields
β 4.8(5,500 reviews)π Free entry
#160
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Maritime Museum
London, United Kingdom
Britain's seafaring heritage in Greenwich
β 4.6(11,000 reviews)π Free entry
#161
ποΈ History & Civilization
Museum of London / London Museum
London, United Kingdom
Reopening at Smithfield as the London Museum
β 4.6(6,500 reviews)π Reopening 2026
#164
ποΈ History & Civilization
Beatles Story
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The world's largest permanent Beatles exhibition
β 4.5(18,000 reviews)π TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
#180
ποΈ History & Civilization
Museum of Anthropology UBC
Vancouver, Canada
First Nations art in Arthur Erickson's modernist temple
β 4.8(4,000 reviews)π Architectural icon
#190
ποΈ History & Civilization
Sagrada FamΓlia Museum
Barcelona, Spain
Inside GaudΓ's masterpiece
β 4.8(192,000 reviews)π UNESCO World Heritage
#204
ποΈ History & Civilization
Tai Kwun β Centre for Heritage and Arts
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong's heritage prison turned art centre
β 4.6(11,000 reviews)π UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award
#205
ποΈ History & Civilization
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Bruce Lee, Cantonese Opera and Hong Kong stories
β 4.5(1,700 reviews)π Free admission to most galleries
#206
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of History
Taipei, Taiwan
Chinese cultural treasures in Taipei
β 4.4(1,100 reviews)π Recently renovated
#209
ποΈ History & Civilization
Edo-Tokyo Museum / Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo's history from Edo to today
β 4.6(9,000 reviews)π Reopening 2026
#216
ποΈ History & Civilization
National Museum of Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Jean Nouvel's desert rose
β 4.7(6,500 reviews)π Architectural icon
#217
ποΈ History & Civilization
Etihad Museum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
How the UAE was founded
β 4.7(6,500 reviews)π Architectural icon