Vienna does not make museum picking easy. One hour can mean Klimt and Schiele; the next can mean meteorites, royal

Barcelona does museums in a very Barcelona way: a little grand, a little surprising, and often far more varied than

Berlin rewards museum days that mix moods rather than repeat them. A morning with royal portraiture can turn into dinosaur

Rome does not do small-scale culture. One block can bring you face to face with a Roman emperor, the next

Tokyo does museum-hopping in its own way: one morning can mean samurai armor and National Treasures, and by late afternoon

Amsterdam is one of those cities where a museum stop can shape the whole day. Within a short tram ride,

Chicago does museum-hopping exceptionally well. You can spend a morning with Impressionist painting, switch to dinosaur skeletons after lunch, and

Los Angeles does not do the “one museum district, one mood” thing. A single museum trip here can move from