| Rank | Museum | Location | Visitors | Year |
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| (1) | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York City | 5,364,000 | 2023[1] |
| (2) | American Museum of Natural History | New York City | 5,000,000 | 2023[2] |
| (3) | National Museum of Natural History | Washington, D.C. | 4,400,000 | 2023[2] |
| (4) | National Gallery of Art | Washington, D.C. | 3,829,812 | 2023[1] |
| (5) | National Air and Space Museum (with Udvar-Hazy Center) | Washington, D.C. | 3,100,000 | 2023[2] |
| (6) | Museum of Modern Art | New York City | 2,839,509 | 2023[1] |
| (7) | National 9/11 Museum | New York City | 2,265,000 | 2023[1] |
| (8) | National Museum of American History | Washington, D.C. | 2,100,000 | 2023[2] |
| (9) | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston | 1,800,000 | 2023[1] |
| (10) | California Science Center | Los Angeles | 1,700,000 | 2023[1] |
| (11) | National Museum of African American History a
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