240 Museums · 48 Countries · Always Free
Your Guide to the World's Greatest Museums
World Museum Guide is an independent, ad-free guide to 240 museums across 48 countries — verified admission prices, opening hours, highlights, and expert visiting tips, plus museum comparisons, a free-days calendar, and artwork guides. No affiliates: every fact links its official source, so recommendations stay honest.
240
Museums
48
Countries
7
Continents
76
Always free
Most visited museums worldwide
Ranked by annual visitor traffic — Louvre, Vatican, British Museum, Met, and more
Paris, France
The Louvre
The Louvre is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement.
Vatican City, Vatican City
Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.
Seoul, South Korea
National Museum of Korea
The National Museum of Korea moved to its current Yongsan home in 2005. The vast stone building frames a central 'Path of History' that aligns dramatically with distant Namsan tower.
London, United Kingdom
The British Museum
The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence.
New York City, United States
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially 'the Met', is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
State Russian Museum
Founded by Emperor Nicholas II in 1895 as the Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III, the State Russian Museum opened in 1898 in Carlo Rossi's Mikhailovsky Palace on Inzhenernaya Street.
Museum questions, answered
What is the most visited museum in the world?
The Louvre in Paris drew over 9 million visitors in 2025 — the most visited museum globally according to The Art Newspaper annual survey.
Which museums are free to enter?
World Museum Guide lists 76 museums with always-free standard admission and 26 with regular free days or discounts. See our free museums guide and free days calendar.
How do I find museums in a specific country?
Browse by country — we cover 48 destinations with admission, hours, masterworks, and visit routes for each museum.