15 Museum Visits Worldwide That Earn the Upgrade

1.Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,296 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $181Our pick

Start beneath the Louvre Pyramid for a 2.5-hour English tour with a private or small-group guide. You’ll see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, grand galleries, and lesser-known works, then continue exploring alone with your included timed ticket.

“Beatrice was amazing. Text me ahead about where to find her & identifying bag. She was very knowledgeable abut the Louvre. She gave us a lot of background information on sculptures and paintings. Well worth the money. We didn't ever have to show a ticket. She had it all covered.”

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2.Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Exclusive Tour w/ Reserved Entry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,760 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $173

Meet your English-speaking guide by the Rijksmuseum, skip the main Van Gogh Museum queue, and spend about 2.5 hours tracing Vincent’s work from dark Dutch paintings to bright French masterpieces. Guides such as Anna, Monique, Cecile, and Pedro are praised for lively storytelling. Your ticket remains valid all day.

“Cecile was a FABULOUS tour guide. It simply would not have been the same without her. She truly brought the museum to life.”

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3.Premium Delphi Day Trip with an Expert Guide, Museum & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,100 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $38

Travel from Athens to Delphi in a Wi-Fi-equipped coach with a licensed English-speaking guide. Walk among the Treasury of the Athenians, Temple of Apollo, and Polygonal Wall, then see the Charioteer and Antinoos in the museum before lunch in Arachova.

“Our family had a great experience on this excursion. We recommend it if this is the type of content you're interested in...”

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4.Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Bike, Markets & Churros

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,072 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Ride through Coyoacan with an English-speaking guide such as Giovanni, Sebastian, Meg, or Jesús. Visit parks, markets, and Frida Kahlo landmarks, stop for churros and tostadas, then explore Casa Azul on your own with included VIP entry.

“Pleasant and well organized tour to explore Coyoacan area and visit Frida museum. Our tour guide (Giovanni) was really great.”

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5.Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Walk, Markets & Churros

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 982 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Walk through Frida Kahlo’s Coyoacán, visiting Plaza de la Conchita, Parque Frida Kahlo, Jardín Centenario, and local markets. Your English-speaking host shares stories about Frida and Diego, serves street snacks, then leaves you to explore Casa Azul independently with admission included.

“Maya was an amazing host! We were traveling to Mexico City for the first time, and this was a great way to start our trip! Loved the storytelling, the walk, and the food. 10/10 would recommend. Thanks for a great day Maya!”

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6.EXCLUSIVE TOUR Frida Kahlo Museum – SMALL GROUPS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 901 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $86

Meet your English-speaking guide near Casa Azul, learn Frida and Diego’s story, then enter the Blue House with reserved admission. Explore Frida’s rooms, corsets, dresses, letters, and personal objects at your own pace. Optional upgrades add coffee, Coyoacán, the Studio House, or Anahuacalli Museum.

“My partner and I were so fortunate to experience the Frida Kahlo house with Leonor as our guide. We were blown away by her expertise with Frida Kahlo’s life and her home while connecting it all to the context of Mexican history and culture at time. Leonor has such a warm and engaging style as a guide, and we really enjoyed our time together. Among our experiences with many tours and guides through the course of years of travel, we would easily rank this experience among the top! And it was a highlight of our trip to CDMX!”

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7.“The Met” Metropolitan Museum of Art Exclusive Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 863 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $132

You’ll tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a private guide or small group of up to eight. Expect major works by Vermeer, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Seurat, plus Egyptian art, armor, American paintings, and odd museum treasures. Guides such as Rob, Charlie, Mark, and Michael tailor the route to your interests.

“It was a really nice experience with Michael showing us around. We were taken through all areas in the time window, which is not easy to do given the size of the museum. We also had special pieces pointed out through the tour. The only thing we felt would've made the tour a better value given it is quite expensive, is if our guide was able to explain the artists/sculptors/art pieces with a greater depth of knowledge. That being said, covering such a range is no easy task and we appreciated that we were able to move through the crowded museum efficiently and came away with a good understanding of…”

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8.Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Ticket or VIP Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 717 reviews · 1 day · from $29Best value

Spend a full day at Chicago’s Field Museum with general admission, a Discovery Pass, All-Access Pass, or Early Access VIP Tour. See Sue, Maximo, Lions of Tsavo, gems, jade, ancient Americas, and more. The VIP option adds a one-hour dinosaur tour for groups of no more than 20.

“Super easy with this app. Walked in, a worker scanned the code off my phone. I went past the line and was in.”

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9.The British Museum London – Exclusive Guided Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 555 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108

Explore the British Museum with a private English-speaking guide in a focused 2.5-hour visit. Expect major highlights such as the Rosetta Stone, Katebet’s mummy, Lewis Chessmen, Samurai armor, and Assyrian reliefs, plus thoughtful context on empire, culture, and repatriation.

“Jeremy did a great job bringing the history of the items and museum to life. He did a great job! You will enjoy his tours as well!”

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10.PREMIUM Frida Kahlo Museum and Xochimilco (Small Groups)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 549 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $80

Visit Xochimilco by trajinera, walk through Coyoacán, stop for a churro and Mexican coffee, then explore Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul. Hotel pickup, private transport, and an English-speaking guide are included. Guides such as Pato, Samantha, Aldo, and Didier are praised for lively storytelling.

“This tour was incredible because of our guide Pato and driver Miriam. Pato is incredibly knowledgeable and full of life. Fun and funny! The Kahlo house is a moving experience. Xochimilco is fascinating. All around A+”

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11.Orsay Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Reserved Entry Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 507 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $144

Spend about 2.5 hours at the Musée d’Orsay with reserved entry and an English-speaking guide. Follow the road to Impressionism through Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh, with morning, afternoon, and evening starts. Choose a private tour or a lower-priced semi-private option.

“Nadia was so knowledgeable and pleasant. It was nice to learn how the Impressionism movement came about. Her tour had a nice flow”

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12.Exclusive Borghese Gallery Tour with Skip-the-Line Access

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 462 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $83

Spend two hours inside Rome’s Borghese Gallery with a live English-speaking art historian. See Bernini, Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, classical antiquities, and the famous gladiator mosaic while your guide explains the stories behind the art. Headsets help you hear clearly in the small group.

“Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the two hours fly by. Thoroughly enjoyed all of the information he told us.”

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13.Smithsonian Museum of Natural History – Exclusive Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 446 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $89

Spend two focused hours with a guide at Washington’s Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. See the Hope Diamond, Egyptian mummies, dinosaurs, Henry the elephant, Phoenix the whale, and Ocean Hall highlights while your guide adds stories and helps you navigate the huge collection.

“Fantastic guide! The place was so busy and she did great at guiding us around to see all the best parts of the museum”

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14.Florence: Uffizi Gallery Reserved-Entry VIP Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 419 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $82

Spend 1.5 hours with a live guide and up to eight other visitors, focusing on Uffizi highlights such as Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo, Leonardo’s works, and Caravaggio’s Medusa. Reserved entry saves time, and you can continue exploring after the tour.

“We were a family of 7 (including 4 children aged between 10 and 13) and there were also two other people in our group. It was very well organised from setting up each persons' headset to maximising our time once the tour srarted. Thrre was an unavoidable delay entering the Uffizi due to a visitor having a medical event. However, our tour guide Hilaria used this time well to share information about the building and interesting Florintine history. Hilaria was an amazing guide! She was very knowledgeable about each painting and used humour to share interesting facts about the art work and artist to keep everyone engaged. She was happy…”

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15.Paris: Louvre Museum Ticket & Exclusive Immersive AudioGuide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 369 reviews · 1 day · from $57

You enter the Louvre through the Pyramid’s ticketed queue, then explore every museum wing with a self-guided app. Seven themed audio routes cover highlights such as the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Liberty Leading the People. Download the content before arriving.

“Nous n avons jamais réussi a télécharger les tickets et la visite nous a été refusée. Nous avons perdu les 108€. Nous avions déjà été floué à Rome, plus jamais je n achèterais de tickets via ce site.”

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