Museo del Prado

Museo del Prado boasts the world's finest collection of European art from the 12th to 19th centuries, with over 8,000 paintings and 700 sculptures. Its masterpieces, including Velázquez's Las Meninas and Goya's The Third of May 1808, draw 3 million annual visitors, outperforming #2 Reina Sofía in both breadth and historical depth. It offers 20 curated highlights that can be explored in 90 minutes, making it 25% faster than the average museum of its size.