Visit a few of the top museums in Europe

You'll want to visit the museums whenever you travel, no matter where. Spending the day in a museum allows you to see some of the most impressive pieces of architecture, artwork, historical and natural relics, and everything in between. We have compiled a list of some of the most well-known museums in Europe, even if our list of favorite museums is pretty long.

The Vatican Museums(Rome, Italy)

The Vatican Museums are among the top museums in Europe for those who enjoy art and history. You'll visit everything, including the Sistine Chapel, as well as masterpiece paintings, ancient sites, Vatican Gardens, Pontifical homes, multi-sensory excursions, and educational laboratories. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, perhaps Michelangelo's most famous piece, depicts the story of man's separation from God and his eventual return. This piece of art is really stunning, down to the renowned fingers almost touching and the tiny details on the woven tapestry.

Louvre Museum(Paris, France)

The artwork on display at The Louvre in France alters with the seasons. At this renowned museum in the heart of Paris, there are always new sketches, paintings, sculptures, and other works of art on display. The most well-known of these classics at The Louvre is The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, which is almost constantly accessible to the public. This renowned Parisian museum is much more than just home to the world's most well-known image. Additionally available are excursions and activities, shows and events, and views of the Louvre Palace.

The Uffizi Gallery Museum(Florence, Italy)

One of Florence's many museums, the Uffizi Gallery Museum is an outdoor celebration of the arts. The Uffizi is one of the most renowned museums in Europe, much like each of those mentioned above. Some of the most well-known pieces of art in the world can be seen inside one of the oldest museums in the world, which was built between 1560 and 1580. Its 45 halls are adorned with works of art like Titian's Venus of Urbino, Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, and Michelangelo's Doni Tondo. Don't miss the renowned Medici family busts and statues, which are old Roman replicas of extinct Greek art.

The Prado(Madrid, Spain)

Madrid is proud of its 200-year-old Museo Nacional del Prado, also known as The Prado. The Triumph of Bacchus artwork by Diego Velázquez sits within the museum, which is guarded by a statue of the artist. The Prado is home to several masterpieces by some of the most renowned artists, including Raphael, Bosch, El Greco, Ribera, Goya, Rembrandt, and more. The museum exhibits the work of some of the most productive Spanish artists. Numerous galleries house paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and other works of art by artists from Spain, Italy, France, and Belgium.

Rijksmuseum(Amsterdam, Netherlands)

The European classics in the Rijksmuseum's collection, with a special emphasis on Dutch Golden Age artworks, are its most famous features. This museum presents artworks chronologically rather than in separate galleries, following what its creators refer to as a "one chronological circuit." Enjoy the impressionism and realism that famous Golden Age painters like Ernst, Mor, Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, and Van Gogh are known for.

Acropolis Museum(Athens, Greece)

The Acropolis Museum, which is located next to the Parthenon, the main temple devoted to the goddess Athena, and on top of the renowned Athenian citadel, was a low-key affair for a long time. When this world-class museum was established in 2009 to display some of the wonders of this oldest of locations, everything changed. The museum is housed in a contemporary structure created by French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, which is erected over an ancient site. As guests wait to enter, they may look down on items in a natural setting.

Museu de Marinha(Lisbon, Portugal)

This well-known maritime museum is devoted to a time when Portugal commanded the seas owing to illustrious explorers like Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama, and is housed in the 15th-century Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon's Belem district. It was built by King Luis I in 1863 and contains a variety of navigational instruments, scale replicas of ships used in Portugal's development, and historical artworks. The area devoted to the nation's Royal Yachts is one of the most impressive, especially the cabins of Amélia that Carlos I utilized in the early 20th century. It provides a close-up look at life during the Portuguese monarchy of the period, with tables fully furnished with tableware and glassware. One last exhibit worth mentioning is the Santa Cruz, the first seaplane to cross the Atlantic.