Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, USA

Though the landscape of art museums in Manhattan is a crowded one, the Whitney Museum of American Art found its niche early: American art from the 20th, and now 21st, centuries. In its 90 years in existence, it has bumped around the city a few times, but has never lost sight of its mission: procuring remarkable work from domestic artists, a list that includes Alexander Calder, Georgia O’Keeffe, Keith Haring, Marsden Hartley, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Man Ray, and many more. In 2015, it moved from its digs on the Upper East Side to the Meatpacking District, right on the high line. Visitors will not only enjoy buzzworthy new exhibitions alongside the permanent collection, but balconies offering expansive views of lower Manhattan.