List of most-visited museums in the United States

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
National Gallery of Art, East Building, Washington DC
American Museum of Natural History, New York City

This is a list of the most-visited museums in the United States in 2025 or 2024. It is based upon the statistics of the Smithsonian Institution Newsroom (January 2025) and the annual survey of museum attendance by the Art Newspaper published in March 2025, the TEA Global Experience Index for 2024, published in spring 2025, and from museum sources.

RankMuseumLocationVisitorsYear
(1)Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City5,727,2582024[1]
(2)National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.3,936,5432024[2]
(3)American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York City3,900,0002024[3]
(4)National Museum of Natural HistoryWashington, D.C.3,900,0002024[4]
(5)National Air and Space Museum (with Udvar-Hazy Center)Washington, D.C.3,100,0002024[5]
(6)Museum of Modern ArtNew York City2,657,3772024[6]
(7)National 9/11 MuseumNew York City2,400,0002024[7]
(8)National Museum of American HistoryWashington, D.C.2,100,0002024[5]
(9)California Science CenterLos Angeles1,700,0002024[8]
(10)National Museum of African American History and CultureWashington, D.C.1,600,0002024[5]
(11)Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston1,547,0002024[9]
(12)Griffin Museum of Science and IndustryChicago1,476,0002024[10]
(13)Art Institute of ChicagoChicago1,324,2412024[1]
(14)Smithsonian American Art Museum (with Renwick Gallery)Washington, D.C.1,273,4502024[11]
(15)Getty CenterLos Angeles1,301,3322024[1]
(16) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
(with the George C. Page and William S. Hart museums)		 Los Angeles 1,200,000 2023[12]
(17)Donald W. Reynolds Center
(contains the National Portrait Gallery and
Smithsonian American Art Museum)		Washington D.C.1,273,450(2024)[13]
(18)Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver1,350,0002024[10]
(19)Museum of ScienceBoston1,324,0002024[10]
(20)Huntington LibrarySan Marino, California1,152,4162024[14]
(21)Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago1,018,0022022[15][10]
(22)De Young MuseumSan Francisco999,6452023[10]
(23)Houston Museum of Fine ArtsHouston854,6842024[10]
(24)California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco966,0002022[16]
(25) Museum of Fine ArtsBoston988,9112024[1]
(26)Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles873,8252024[1]
(27)The BroadLos Angeles846,5002024[10]
(28)Solomon Guggenheim MuseumNew York City861,3742023[10]
(29)Perot Museum of Nature and Science Dallas 849,329 2023[17]
(30) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville, Arkansas 784,971 2023[10]
(31)Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York City888,8162024[10]
(32) Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Grand Rapids, Michigan 851,626 2024[1]
(33)Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenWashington, D.C.714,6842023[5]
(34)National Museum of the American IndianWashington, D.C.704,0742023[5]
(35) Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 685,336 2023[10]
(36)Denver Art MuseumDenver656,3422022[14]
(37) Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 649,204 2024[18]
(38) North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh, North Carolina 617,375 2022[19]
(39)Minneapolis Institute of ArtMinneapolis591,0692022[20]
(40) Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee 549,670 2023[21]
(41)The Museum of FlightSeattle445,5382023[22]
(42)Pacific Science CenterSeattle410,0002022[23]
(43) Fernbank Museum of Natural History Atlanta 408,000 2023[24]

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