The 15 Best Museum Visits in Italy

Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket - Picking the right time slot: when early is actually worth it

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 144,003 reviews · 1 day · from $38Our pick

Skip-the-ticket-line Vatican Museums entry to explore Greek Cross Gallery, Maps, Raphael Rooms, and the Sistine Chapel at your pace.

“The tour was very well done. Kelly was an excellent guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and explained everything in perfect detail. I would highly recommend this tour. If you are lucky enough to get Kelly as your guide you’ll have a truly enlightening experience.”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

2.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 67,413 reviews · from $79

Fast-track Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, plus optional St. Peter’s Basilica in 2.5 to 3 hours with an expert guide.

“Our guide Francesco? — he was awesome! He was informative and fun and made sure we got to see everything!! He got us in quickly and made sure we maintained a good conversation about everything: He answered all our questions and was really enjoyable!! He spoke loudly and clear so that he could be heard and understood. He always made sure not to lose anyone! I would highly recommend him again.”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

3.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39,149 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $22

Skip-the-line Vatican tour with headsets: Museums highlights, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica, meeting at Piazza San Pietro.

“Excellent tour. Our guide Paula was fantastic. Very knowledgeable, friendly, maintained the right pace and provided interesting info. It was clear she cared about providing a great experience for the guests. The tour itself was a great overview of the Vatican. Highly recommend.”

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Florence: Skip-The-Line Uffizi Gallery Timed Entry Ticket

4.Skip-The-Line Uffizi Gallery Timed Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27,832 reviews · from $30

Skip-the-line timed entry to Florence’s Uffizi with an included English digital audio guide and time to explore Renaissance masterworks at your pace.

“Beautiful place, incredible history. Mind you - a lot of stairs 😅”

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

5.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 13,872 reviews · from $130

Skip lines for Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, with an expert guide, headsets, and an optional St. Peter’s Basilica add-on.

“We can recommend this Tour! Alessandra was a great guide! She ist informative, has some nice stories and is really friendly. If you ready this: we messed up with the tip :(, but we really enjoyed it! Best wishes: the group of seven.”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

6.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 13,838 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $43

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel entry with an English host, then explore key rooms and Michelangelo at your pace.

“the skip the line entry makes this ticket so worth it. there was a line backed up all the way around the building we couldnt even see the end and we were able to walk right in to the skip the line entry and were in through security in less than 5 minutes. the only thing that would have been nice would have been an audio guide as we found alot of the labels on artwork and artifacts were in Italian only and only larger ones had English and it would have been nice to know some more history. however, I do think there was an option to buy the…”

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

7.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 13,217 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $72

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with an expert guide. Upgrade for St. Peter’s Basilica and optional Dome views.

“Roberto was amazing. He knew so much information and took the time to answer any questions we had. His great sense of humor and amazing singing voice mixed with his passion for the Vatican history made this tour tops for us.”

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Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

8.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 12,117 reviews · from $118

Skip the line to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a guided path, headsets, and time-saving stops like Maps and Raphael Rooms.

“Our tour was incredible! The guide, Ruddy, was so knowledgeable and was so happy to give advice. He also gave us perfect photo opportunities. The tour was incredible! Wouldn’t have done it any other way!”

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Florence: Leonardo Interactive Museum Entry Ticket

9.Leonardo Interactive Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11,763 reviews · from $9Best value

Hands-on Leonardo da Vinci machines in central Florence, with a free audio guide, Wi-Fi, and interactive workshops for all ages.

“The kids LOVED the interactive experience of touching and playing with all the inventions.”

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Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-The-Line Ticket

10.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-The-Line Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 11,708 reviews · 1 day · from $41

Fast-track entry to Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Skip long lines, explore at your pace, and see Michelangelo for $41.

“The lines were huge so paying for a skip the line is well worth it.”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Tour

11.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 10,486 reviews · from $130

Skip Vatican lines on a small-group tour of the Museums and Sistine Chapel, plus Raphael Rooms, ending at St Peter's.

“I can say the attention with me and my family was excellent even when we lost the tour for being late. Get your guide personel was amazing following up on us hoping we were able to catch up with the tour guide before entering the museum. We couldn't make but I was impressed with their service calling us and communication via WhatsApp. For sure will continue using this service in my vacations. We paid the basic entrance but of course was not the same without you, Getyourguide!!”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Tour

12.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10,222 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $68

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and (select days) St. Peter’s Basilica with an expert English guide and headsets.

“The Sistine chapel of course. Guide Laura was excellent, really knew her stuff. About 3&half hours from first meeting, so be ready for that and the crowds. In spite of the crowds you can see everything.”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

13.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8,768 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83

Fast-track guided tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica, with headsets and priority entry in about 3 hours.

“Great tour. What an amazing experience. Our tour guide was very helpful and very very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend it.”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Square Tour

14.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Square Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 8,429 reviews · from $89

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Square in a small group, with live guide and headsets.

“The tour was the right mix of details being shared and covering the important attractions in the Vatican Museum. A good overview of the paintings in Sistine Chapel was given beforehand and sufficient time inside to admire once you are inside.”

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Milan: Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci Museum Entry

15.Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci Museum Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,169 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Milan science and technology meets Leonardo, trains, rockets, and Italy’s rare moon fragment in a Renaissance monastery. Book a timed entry.

“The museum is about Science and Technology in general, but there is also a part about Leonardo da Vinci. There is also a part with trains, and a part with ships and airplanes, there is a rocket and a submarine outside. It is an interesting museum.”

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