Former historic palace housing huge art collection, from Roman sculptures to da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."

Multiple galleries of classical & Renaissance art masterpieces, plus the Sistine Chapel frescoes.

Dramatic marble performance hall & museum featuring murals by Diego Rivera & other notable artists.

Art museum with Velazquez, Goya and El Greco masterpieces in vast 12th- to 19th-century collection.

Major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections housed in a monumental, former railway station.

19th-century building housing Dutch Golden Age painting masterpieces & vast European art collection.

Iconic building housing one of Latin America's most important collections of renowned art.

Museum housing the world's largest collection of Van Gogh paintings, alongside drawings & letters.

Gleaming titanium and glass museum, designed by Frank Gehry, housing major 20th-century artworks.

Famous chapel in the Vatican Museums, best known for Michelangelo's 16th-century painted ceiling.

A grand setting for one of the world's greatest collections of art, from ancient to contemporary.

16th-century building housing vast collection of Primitive & Renaissance paintings & masterpieces.

Compact museum devoted to sand art, housing several intricate sculptures.

Former art collection of the Salar Jung family from around the world, now a museum.

Sprawling museum for Spanish 20th-century art collection with works by Gris, Dali, Picasso & Miro.

Museum housing an extensive art collection, much of it European, in a modern, curving structure.

Displays of Western art, antiquities, natural history & a notable stringed-instrument collection.

Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.

Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.

Bustling museum featuring one of the largest collections of Chinese art & artifacts in the world.

Works from van Gogh to Warhol & beyond plus a sculpture garden, 2 cafes & The Modern restaurant.

Reconstructed 14th-century palace with an art collection & guided tours of the royal apartments.

Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities.

Bright, modern science museum featuring a variety of interactive exhibits & workshops.

Grand 19th-century building offering views from an iconic 121-m. dome & spire, plus a cinema museum.

Whimsical museum featuring scenes & characters from Hollywood movies, plus cars, tanks & mopeds.

Huge Baroque royal palace in sprawling fountain-filled park, with a court theater plus guided tours.

Art museum with Michelangelo sculptures, including David, plus Renaissance painting & Russian icons.

19th-century theatre housing elaborate museum, designed by the artist himself, of Dali's artworks.

Unique outdoor destination featuring huge, colorful street murals by artists from around the globe.

Museum housing collection of 13th-20th-century European masterpieces, from Renaissance to Pop Art.

Museum dedicated to the life & works of Frida Kahlo located at her bright-blue former home.

Sprawling natural history & world cultures galleries, plus dinosaur fossil skeletons.

Chapel remodeled by Prince Raimondo di Sangro of Sansevero to house sculptures of veiled figures.

Longtime museum featuring 19th-century Brazilian painting & sculpture, plus educational programs.

Modern museum showcasing 20th century & newer Latin American artwork, cultural events & films.

One of Latin America's largest public art collections, set in a converted drainage pumping station.

Medieval mansions housing extensive collection of influential Spanish cubist's works & masterpieces.

Ornate Gothic palace buildings hosting exhibitions with duke's rooms, prison & armoury tours.

Innovative museum surrounded by water, featuring ancient to modern art pieces, kayaking & a cafe.

Palatial, hilltop museum for 11th- to 20th-century Catalan art plus important Romanesque collection.

Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries.

Famous, sizable free museum highlighting American & European art, architecture & manicured gardens.

Converted 17th-century palace & museum, home to prehistoric artifacts, coins & ancient works of art.

Gallery complex in Renaissance royal palace housing vast Italian & European masters art collection.

19th-century Habsburg palace with staterooms & collections of old master prints & 20th-century art.

Imposing 19th-century museum with lavish interiors housing art collections & antiquities.

Graceful palazzo used by Napoleon, with medieval and Renaissance art especially from Northern Italy.

Whimsical mountainside retreat offering verdant trails, lavender fields, a restaurant & gift shop.