New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the most-visited museum in the country, but does that mean it's the most popular?
To find out which US museum is considered the best by tourists and locals alike, AirportParkingReservations.com compiled a list of the top 15 museums in each state, then analyzed search volume data and Google reviews, and ranked them according to which are most-searched for and most highly rated.
Key Findings:
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According to the study, Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home in Memphis, is the most popular museum in America. The historic landmark has racked up a whopping 1.29 million Google reviews, as well as 40,500 searches a month.
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The country's second-favorite museum is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with 201,000 monthly searches. Famous for being the location of the yearly Met Gala event, the Met has the second-highest number of Google reviews on the list, at 781,558.
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If you're looking for a cultural experience outside of art, you might want to visit number five on the list, Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock Hall receives 110,000 monthly searches on Google and has 123,892 reviews.
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