NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and
booking site, today announced the winners of its Travelers'
Choice® awards for Museums. Award winners were
determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity
and quality of reviews and ratings for museums worldwide, gathered
over a 12-month period. TripAdvisor also highlighted bookable
experiences for each winning museum.1
"Travelers can learn more about local culture and make trips
more memorable by visiting famous museums," said Brooke Ferencsik, senior director of
communications for TripAdvisor. "According to TripAdvisor booking
data, museum ticket sales last year grew 29% for U.S travelers and
globally, bookings increased by 40%. This year's award winning
museums serve as inspiration for travelers wanting to join the
trend and discover some of the world's finest collections of art,
science, culture and history."
Top 10 Museums in the U.S:
1. The National 9/11 Memorial &
Museum — New York
City, New York
Located at the original footprints of the Twin Towers, visitors can
remember and honor the lives lost in the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993.
- Bookable experience: 9/11 Memorial Museum
Admission on TripAdvisor from $26 per person
2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art —
New York City, New York
Travelers can experience over 5,000 years of art from around the
world ranging from ancient Egyptian to modern American at "The
Met," the largest and one of the most iconic museums in the
U.S.
- Bookable experience: Viator VIP: Empty Met Tour at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art on TripAdvisor
from $175 per person
3. The National WWII Museum —
New Orleans, Louisiana
This museum offers a blend of impressive narrative and detail,
featuring profound exhibits, multimedia experiences and a
collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories to take
visitors inside the story of the Second World War.
- Bookable experience: The National WWII Museum Ticket New
Orleans on TripAdvisor from $30
per person
4. Art Institute of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois
The collection of the Art Institute of Chicago attracts travelers as the home to
renowned Ryerson and Burnham
libraries, with approximately 300,000 works ranging from ancient
art to contemporary pieces.
- Bookable experience: Art Institute of Chicago Fast Pass
Admission on TripAdvisor from $35 per person
5. USS Midway Museum — San Diego, California
The USS Midway was America's longest-serving aircraft carrier of
the 20th century. Today, the interactive museum lets visitors
explore nearly 10 acres of exhibits and displays, including more
than 30 restored aircraft and helicopters and flight
simulators.
- Bookable experience: Skip the Line: USS Midway Museum on
TripAdvisor from $18 per person
6. National Air and Space Museum —
Washington, D.C.
Travelers visiting this popular Smithsonian museum can explore the
Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer exhibit, the Apollo 11 command module,
"Columbia," and even touch a lunar
rock.
- Bookable experience: Small Group Tour of the Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum on TripAdvisor
from $65 per person
7. American Museum of Natural
History — New York
City, New York
This museum offers something for travelers of every age and
interest, featuring over 34 million objects in the permanent
collections. An IMAX theater helps bring this museum, dedicated to
understanding the past, into the 21st century.
- Bookable experience: American Museum of Natural
History Ticket on TripAdvisor from $23 per
person
8. The Getty Center — Los Angeles, California
The collection offers changing exhibitions and outdoor art views,
which span across European and American history from medieval times
into the present, and includes works from artists like Van Gogh,
Monet and Cezanne.
- Bookable experience: Los Angeles Getty Scavenger Hunt
Adventure on TripAdvisor from $15 per person
9. NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex — Titusville,
Florida
At Florida's "getaway to space,"
travelers truly feel out of this world. They can observe the real
space shuttle Atlantis, touch a
moon rock or get an up-close view of a real Saturn V moon
rocket.
- Bookable experience: Kennedy Space Center Day
Trip with Transport from Orlando
on TripAdvisor from $55 per person
10. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum —
Washington, D.C.
A living memorial to the Holocaust, the museum inspires people
worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide and promote human
dignity.
- Bookable experience: Select a highly-rated tour that
includes a stop at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on
TripAdvisor
Top 10 Museums in the World:
1. Musée d'Orsay — Paris, France
- Bookable experience: Paris 2-Hour Private Guided Tour to
Orsay Museum on TripAdvisor from $79 per person
2. The National 9/11 Memorial &
Museum — New York
City, New York
- Bookable experience: 9/11 Memorial Museum
Admission on TripAdvisor from $26 per person
3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art —
New York City, New York
- Bookable experience: Viator VIP: Empty Met Tour at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art on TripAdvisor
from $175 per person
4. The British Museum — London, United Kingdom
- Bookable experience: The British Museum Tour - The Ideas
That Made Our World on TripAdvisor from $26 per person
5. Prado National Museum — Madrid, Spain
- Bookable experience: Skip the Line: Prado Museum Tour in
Madrid on TripAdvisor from
$48 per person
6. Acropolis Museum — Athens, Greece
- Bookable experience: Skip the Line: Guided Tour of
Athens New Acropolis Museum on TripAdvisor from $42 per person
7. Louvre Museum — Paris, France
- Bookable experience: 1.5 Hour Louvre Museum Must-See
Private Guided Tour on TripAdvisor from $40 per person
8. The National WWII Museum — New Orleans, Louisiana
- Bookable experience: The National WWII Museum
Ticket New Orleans on TripAdvisor from $30 per person
9. National Museum of Anthropology — Mexico City, Mexico
- Bookable experience: National Museum of Anthropology in
Mexico City: Admission and Guide
on TripAdvisor from $11 per
person
10. War Remnants Museum — Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Bookable experience: War Remnants Museum and Cu Chi
Tunnels Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh
City on TripAdvisor from $45
per person
For the complete list of winners from the 2018 Travelers' Choice
awards for Museums, as well as reviews and candid traveler photos,
go to: TripAdvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Museums. Travelers can also
follow the conversation on Twitter at #travelerschoice.
Note to editors
1Current bookable experiences, tours and admission
prices sourced from TripAdvisor and are current as of August 29, 2018. Prices listed on the TripAdvisor
site are inclusive of any taxes or service charges that may apply
when booking online tickets.
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