Germany
12 Best Museums in Germany
If museums are your reason to travel, this is Germany sorted for you.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 1502 tracked places in Germany. Updated monthly.
Topography of Terror
Museum · BerlinThe Topography of Terror is an outdoor and indoor museum located on the site of the former Gestapo and SS headquarters in Berlin.
Read our full guide →Deutsches Museum
Museum · MunichLocated on an island in the Isar River, the Deutsches Museum is a colossal institution that houses over 28,000 exhibits across 50 fields of science and technology.
Read our full guide →Jewish Museum Berlin
Museum · BerlinThe Jewish Museum Berlin is the largest Jewish museum in Europe, presenting the history of Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present.
Read our full guide →Toy Museum Munich
Museum · MunichNestled in the heart of Munich's historic center, the Toy Museum (Spielzeugmuseum) occupies the four upper floors of the 15th-century Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) on Marienplatz.
Read our full guide →Pinakothek der Moderne
Museum · MunichThe Pinakothek der Moderne is a premier museum complex in Munich that brings together four independent collections under one roof: the Sammlung Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), the Staatliche Graphische…
Read our full guide →Lenbachhaus
Museum · MunichFree entryLenbachhaus, set in a grand Florentine-style villa in Munich's Kunstareal district, is one of Germany's most important art museums.
Read our full guide →Glyptothek
Museum · MunichThe Glyptothek is one of Munich's premier museums, dedicated to ancient sculpture from Greek, Roman, and Etruscan civilizations.
Read our full guide →German Historical Museum
Museum · BerlinThe German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum) in Berlin offers a comprehensive journey through German history from the Middle Ages to the present.
Read our full guide →Staatliche Antikensammlung
Museum · MunichThe Staatliche Antikensammlung (State Collection of Antiquities) is one of Munich's premier museums, located on the grand Königsplatz square.
Read our full guide →Paleontological Museum Munich
Museum · MunichThe Paleontological Museum Munich (Paläontologisches Museum München) is a small but fascinating museum dedicated to the study of prehistoric life.
Read our full guide →Erotic Art Museum
Museum · HamburgThe Erotic Art Museum in Hamburg offers a bold and educational journey into the depiction of eroticism across cultures and centuries.
Read our full guide →Willy-Brandt-Haus
Museum · BerlinThe Willy-Brandt-Haus is a museum and memorial in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, honoring the life of Willy Brandt, who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974 and won the Nobel Peace…
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the museums in Germany?
Topography of Terror in Berlin is the most reviewed, with 19,743 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Germany's museums is worth going out of your way for?
Lenbachhaus in Munich rates highest at 4.5 out of 5 across 904 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Germany has the most museums?
Munich, with 7 on this list, ahead of Berlin on 4. The list spans 3 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
How is this list of museums ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 1,502 tracked places in Germany. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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