Visit Musei Vaticani: the biggest concentration of beauty you will ever find in a museum.Viale del Vaticano(+39 06) 6988 49 47http://www.vatican.va/ Read more.
The best place to gawk at priceless art has a collection that is seemingly endless, spanning creepy Egyptian tombs to the shimmering Impressionist paintings to an unparalleled costume collection. Read more.
World-class performances aside, the Met boasts NYC's must stunning chandeliers. The 2009 restoration of the lobby's starbursts was underwritten by Swarovski -- so you know they're gonna sparkle. Read more.