Is art your passion? If so, you’ll want to consider these top artistic destinations. We’ve scoured the globe for the best art museums in unique locations. From Vienna, Austria to Algiers, Algeria, these eight art trips are sure to satisfy your need for adventure while fueling your love of art.
- Florence
Every art lover ought to make obligatory pilgrimages to the Uffizi Gallery and Galleria dell’Accademia. However, there are some smaller museums that deserve a visit as well, such as the Bargello sculpture museum and Museo Salvatore Ferragamo.
- New York City
In May 2015, the Whitney Museum of American Art opened a building designed by Renzo Piano that resembles a ship. You won’t want to pass up the chance to view incredible NYC art in an even more spectacular building.
- Colorado Springs
One of the many undiscovered treasures in Colorado Springs is the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The center includes a museum and theater with more than 20,000 pieces of artwork, as well as an art school.
- Tacoma
If you’re a Dale Chihuly fan, make the trip to Tacoma’s Museum of Glass! You should try going on and walking across the glass bridge that leads from the museum.
- San Francisco
In addition to a glass-walled gallery that will be visible to passersby, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art offers expansive free admission areas, a seventh-floor terrace with city vistas, and a third-floor outdoor sculpture terrace with a vertical garden.
- Santa Fe
Sante Fe is home to more than 250 art galleries and you won’t want to miss the excellent Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in downtown Santa Fe. The museum has the largest collection of her work in the world, including paintings, sculptures and sketches.
- The Hamptons
While New York City may not be the world’s art capital, great pockets can be found in the Hamptons. The tiny Dan Flavin Art Institute hides inside a nondescript church on Bridgehampton’s main street.
- Paris
As most will already know, the Louvre and Centre Pompidou are more than worthy of a visit. But why not break new ground this time around by going to the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris?