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The Best Museums in the World

1. Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois in the United States
2. National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropologia), in Mexico City in Mexico
3. State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace, in St. Petersburg in Russia
4. The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States
5. Galleria dell’Accademia/Statue of David, in Florence in Italy

The Top Museums in the United States

1. Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois
2. The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California
3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, New York
4. The National WWII Museum, in New Orleans, Louisiana
5. National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C.

Examiner best-museums-the-world: #1 Art Institute of Chicago because great museums are made over time, not bought in a Perez-minute.