Reservations Required?

[+ Vegas777]

Are there any famous must-see museums which require advanced reservations?  (Not just suggested reservations).  I am particularly interested in Vienna and London.  I will spend 5 nights in each city this summer, and would rather just show up to one museum each day and not have to reserve everything in advance.

 

In the US, I only know of:

Los Angeles:  The Getty Villa in Malibu requires reservations in order to manage parking

DC:  The White House requires reservations & background checks months in advance

New York:  The UN requires reservations.  The Statue of Liberty requires reservations, selling out months in advance.  The New York Transit museum in Brooklyn requires reservations, but this might be temporary for caronavirus.

Edited December 1, 2022 by Vegas_nw1982
Added museums

[CuriousByNature]

4 hours ago, Vegas_nw1982 said:

Are there any famous must-see museums which require advanced reservations?  (Not just suggested reservations).  I am particularly interested in Vienna and London.  I will spend 5 nights in each city this summer, and would rather just show up to one museum each day and not have to reserve everything in advance.

 

In the US, I only know of:

Los Angeles:  The Getty Villa in Malibu requires reservations in order to manage parking

DC:  The White House requires reservations & background checks months in advance

New York:  The UN requires reservations.  The Statue of Liberty requires reservations, selling out months in advance.

I've been to London and Vienna and have visited most of the major museums.  I don't recall ever needing a reservation, but that was pre-pandemic.

In Vienna I would also recommend visiting the various cafes - the tortes are unbelievable!

[+ bashful]

The Detroit Institute of Arts says tickets should be reserved in advance.

https://dia.org/visit#:~:text=Admission tickets should be reserved in advance.&text=Call (313) 833-7900 for tickets by phone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Institute_of_Arts

The Art Institute of Chicago requires advance reservations.

https://www.artic.edu/visit

 

Edited December 1, 2022 by bashful

[CuriousByNature]

12 hours ago, CuriousByNature said:

I've been to London and Vienna and have visited most of the major museums.  I don't recall ever needing a reservation, but that was pre-pandemic.

In Vienna I would also recommend visiting the various cafes - the tortes are unbelievable!

Some things that might need ticket reservations are any popular exhibitions that are not covered by the cost of general admission...  The museum website should indicate if a reserved/timed ticket is required.

 

[+ Vegas777]

7 hours ago, bashful said:

The Art Institute of Chicago requires advance reservations.

https://www.artic.edu/visit

I went to the Art Institute of Chicago last year (post Pandemic), and reservations were not required.

The website is very misleading.  I re-read and it says "Reservations are required for touchless entry".  They are completely silent on the fact that reservations are not required if you don't mind touching money and tickets.  The website says they honor City Pass with a skip the line opportunity.  Now why would there be a line if reservations are required?

But thanks for sharing.

[+ Unicorn]

On 11/30/2022 at 12:53 PM, Vegas_nw1982 said:

Are there any famous must-see museums which require advanced reservations?  (Not just suggested reservations).  I am particularly interested in Vienna and London.  I will spend 5 nights in each city this summer, and would rather just show up to one museum each day and not have to reserve everything in advance.

 

In the US, I only know of:

Los Angeles:  The Getty Villa in Malibu requires reservations in order to manage parking

DC:  The White House requires reservations & background checks months in advance

New York:  The UN requires reservations.  The Statue of Liberty requires reservations, selling out months in advance.  The New York Transit museum in Brooklyn requires reservations, but this might be temporary for caronavirus.

I would check with any museum you plan on visiting. For example, there are lots in museums in LA that now require reservations, including the main Getty in the Sepulveda Pass and the Huntington. Always good to check before assuming...