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), the annual surveys of museum attendance by the Art Newspaper published in March 2025 and March 2026, the TEA Global Experience Index for 2024 (published October 2025), and museum sources.
Rank Museum Location Visitors Year (1) Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City5,984,091 2025The Art Newspaper, March 2026 (2) American Museum of Natural History New York City 5,400,000 2024TEA Global Experience Index 2024 (Themed Entertainment Association), published October 2025 (3) National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.3,936,5432024 (4) National Museum of Natural History Washington, D.C.3,900,000 2024Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk Visitor Stats, January 2025. (5) National Air and Space Museum (with Udvar-Hazy Center) Washington, D.C. 3,100,0002024 (6) Museum of Modern Art New York City2,657,377 2024 (7) National 9/11 Museum New York City2,400,000 2024Museum Website, May 2025 (8) National Museum of American HistoryWashington, D.C. 2,100,0002024 (9) California Science CenterLos Angeles1,700,000 2024Center website, May 2024 (10) National Museum of African American History and CultureWashington, D.C.1,600,000 2024 (11) Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston1,547,000 2024Museum website (12) Griffin Museum of Science and IndustryChicago1,476,000 2024 (13) Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver1,350,0002024 (14) Art Institute of Chicago Chicago1,324,241 2024 (15) Museum of ScienceBoston1,324,0002024 (16) Getty Center Los Angeles1,301,332 2024 (17) Smithsonian American Art Museum (with Renwick Gallery) Washington, D.C.1,273,450 2024 (18)Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County(with the George C. Page and William S. Hart museums)Los Angeles1,200,0002023 (19) Huntington LibrarySan Marino, California1,152,416 2024 (20) Field Museum of Natural History Chicago 1,018,0022022TEA-AECOM Museum Index, published June, 2023 (21) De Young MuseumSan Francisco999,6452023 (22) Museum of Fine ArtsBoston988,9112024 (23) California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco966,0002022TEA-AECOM Museum Index, published June 23, 2023 (24) Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York City888,8162024 (25) Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles873,8252024 (26) Solomon Guggenheim MuseumNew York City861,3742023 (27) Houston Museum of Fine ArtsHouston854,6842024 (28)Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkGrand Rapids, Michigan851,6262024 (29) Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceDallas849,3292023Perot Museum of Nature and Science Impact Report, October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023. (30) The BroadLos Angeles846,5002024 (31)Crystal Bridges Museum of American ArtBentonville, Arkansas784,9712023 (32) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenWashington, D.C.714,684 2023 (33) National Museum of the American IndianWashington, D.C.704,0742023 (34) Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland685,3362023 (35) Denver Art MuseumDenver656,3422022"The Art Newspaper, March 28, 2023(36)Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania649,2042024 (37) North Carolina Museum of Natural SciencesRaleigh, North Carolina617,3752022North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Annual Report FY 2021-2022. (38) Minneapolis Institute of ArtMinneapolis591,0692022Minneapolis Star-Tribune, December 30, 2022 (39)Milwaukee Public MuseumMilwaukee549,6702023Milwaukee Public Museum Annual Report 2022/23. (40) The Museum of FlightSeattle445,5382023 (41) Pacific Science CenterSeattle410,0002022Pacific Science Center Annual Report, 2023 (42)Fernbank Museum of Natural HistoryAtlanta408,0002023Fernbank Museum Impact Report, 2023.
See also List of largest art museums List of most-visited art museums List of most-visited museums List of most-visited museums by region List of most visited museums in the Netherlands List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom List of most visited palaces and monuments
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