Best Museums in America

The Best Museums in America list is based on reviews and ratings of museums from many sources. Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, comes in at the top of the Museums list. The next best museums in America are Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, City Museum in Saint Louis, Missouri, Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California and Museum Hill in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Those that almost made the top 10 museums in the USA include Memphis Zoo in Memphis, TN, Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, IL and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ. For more of America's Best Museums, there are state Museums lists linked below including top museum states such as California, Florida, Texas and Virginia.

America's Best Museums

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art
   Fifth Ave & 82nd St, New York City, NY 10028  • 212-570-3949
   
   • 418 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
2. Art Institute of Chicago
   111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404  • 312-563-5162
   
   • 327 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
3. City Museum
   701 N 15th St # 29 St Louis, MO 63103  • 314-231-2489
   
   • 153 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
4. Monterey Bay Aquarium
   886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940-1085  • 831-648-4800
   
   • 145 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
5. Museum Hill
   1102 Felix Street, St Joseph, MO 64501  • 816-387-9663
   
   • 145 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
6. Pearl Harbor
   1 Arizona Memorial Rd, Honolulu, Hi 96818  • 808-422-2771
   
   • 113 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
7. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
   100 Raoul Wallenberg Place South West, Washington, DC 20024-2126  • 1-(202)-488-0400
   
   • 109 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
8. Horatio Colony House Museum
   199 Main Street,Keene, NH 03431-3780  • 1-(603)-352-0460
   
   • 100 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
9. Balboa Park
   1549 El Prasdo, San Diego, CA  • 619-239-0512
   
   • 91 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
10. Garfield Park Conservatory
    300 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624,  • 773-638-1766
    
    • 80 Reviews • 3 Sources

    
    

Honorable Mentions for Museums of America

• Memphis Zoo
  2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, Tn, Usa  • 901-725-3400
  


• Chicago Cultural Center
  78 E. Washington St, Chicago, Il, Usa  • 312-491-9550
  


• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
  2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ, 85743  • 520-883-2702
  


• Oklahoma City National Memorial
  620 North Harvey Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-3032  • 405-235-3313
  


• Pinball Hall of Fame
  3330 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121  • No-phone