New York City has some of the top museums in the world, most of which are massive budgets, starchitect-designed buildings that are art in themselves. Therefore, views of these creations are art in themselves, not to mention if you have a view of these museums, you are also in close proximity to viewing their collections on a daily basis.

Overlooking the American Museum of Natural History
101 West 78th Street, Upper West Side
Apt 4A, available for $11.45M

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With views of both Roosevelt Park and the American Museum of Natural History, this classic five bedroom corner home has tons of oversized windows to take in the special views. With interiors by Architectural Digest “AD 100” designer Stephen Sills, this 4,820 square foot home features an enormous great room on the park with 11’ ceilings, an exceptional foyer that leads to a grand gallery, 3” wide oak herringbone floors, an elegant library, and four and a half bathrooms.

Overlooking the Guggenheim
12 East 88th Street, Upper East Side
Apt PH11A, available for $11.5M

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This incredible, 4,030 square foot penthouse residence has spectacular views over Central Park’s reservoir and the iconic copper dome of the Guggenheim Museum. With four bedrooms with four-and-half baths, a dining room and study, oversized eat-in kitchen, double-faced gas fireplace the home also has three magnificent private terraces totaling 1,141 square feet.

The home has a large master bedroom suite with two walk-in-closets, french-glass doors to a private terrace, and a luxurious five piece Dolomiti windowed marble master bathroom. Each of the three additional bedrooms feature De Savoie marble-clad en-suite baths with extensive closet space throughout.

Overlooking the Metropolitan Museum of Art
988 Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side
PH, available for $100,000/month

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This duplex penthouse has two enormous landscaped terraces with truly breathtaking views of Central Park and the Met. The monthly rent includes daily maid service Monday through Friday including laundry and ironing, weekly fresh flowers and a gardener to maintain the outdoor. This home offers hotel living in a boutique building located in one of the most coveted locations in Manhattan.

Overlooking/On top of the Museum of Modern Art
53W53, Midtown West
Apt 18A, available for $7.055M

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Situated above the Museum of Modern Art and a few blocks from Central Park, the starchitect Jean Nouvel-designed 53W53 is a collection of 145 unique residences with super-luxury, hotel-like services and amenities. With interiors by Thierry Despont, Residence 18A is a 2,462 square foot north and east-facing two bedroom featuring high ceilings, 4" wide plank solid American oak floors, fully customized kitchens and baths, and elegantly crafted furniture-grade mahogany doors of over 9', with custom designed bronze hardware inspired by the tower's distinctive silhouette. The master bath is clad in Noir St. Laurent marble, golden travertine and Verona limestone, with a custom-carved stone vanity and medicine cabinet above. The master bath also features radiant heated floors and Dornbracht fittings and accessories.

Overlooking the 9/11 Museum
30 Park Place, Tribeca
Apt PH78B, available at $29.5M

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This half floor duplex penthouse is located on the 78th and 79th floors of the 5-star 30 Park Place, Four Seasons Private Residences New York, Downtown. Developed by Silverstein Properties, Inc., and designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, this residence’s sweeping river views, the downtown skyline, New York Harbor, the 9/11 Museum and beyond. Some of the otherworldly features include a double-height Loggia, gas burning fireplace, private elevator, library with wet bar, formal dining room and media room - not to mention all of the amenities in the Four Seasons.

Overlooking the Brooklyn Museum
856 Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights
Unit 10A, asking $2.575M

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This three bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom residence features over 1,600 square feet of interior living space and a private balcony with panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline, Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park. The interiors feature architectural textures of marble, steel and natural wood. The open floor plan kitchen has walnut cabinetry, fully integrated Thermador appliances, Pietra del Cardosa stone countertops and Blanco satin polished sinks outfitted with Dornbracht faucets.

Take in the views or stroll across the street to the latest exhibit. None of these homes will leave you feeling deprived of culture or luxury.

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The 4,000-square-foot apartment offers 4 bedrooms, 13-foot ceilings and great views of Central Park.

Living and dining room spaces were enlarged during renovation to improve light and views.

Frank Lloyd Wright's former apartment 409 at The Plaza, listed for $39.5 million

Wright lived in Apt. 409 from 1954 to 1959 while overseeing the construction of the iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue. He died in 1959, and the Plaza condo was one of his last official residences (if not his last). The famous apartment was featured in Architectural Digest last November.

Wright’s former condo was "gut renovated" by Louis Lisboa of VL Architects, and interior designer Susanna Maggard in 2011. The master bedroom size was reduced in favor of expanding the living and dining room space on both ends to enhance light and views (also aided by large windows).

Wright's suite was renovated in 2011 by Louis Lisboa of VL Architects and interior designer Susanna Maggard.

Post renovation, all important rooms now face Central Park.

Marbled bathroom

With all important rooms facing Central Park, the collaboration also created three additional bedrooms (one doubles as a den and another is wheel chair accessible with private entry). The apartment also offers reduced rates to La Palestra's Spa and Gym, The Palm Court, and the Food Court—all Plaza amenities. Corcoran Group’s Marie-Claire Gladstone has the listing.

The architect was most famous for his organic architecture philosophy which involved designing structures in harmony with the environment. This included Prairie-style houses (extended low buildings with sloping roofs, overhangs, suppressed chimneys and terraces crafted of unfinished materials) as well as Usonian Houses (dwellings that were designed on concrete slabs with flat roofs and no basements or attics). He also incorporated Japanese art influences into his designs.

Wright’s organic architecture philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater, the National Historic Landmark residence near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which is built partly over a waterfall in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. Fallingwater was voted by the American Institute of Architects as the “best all-time work of American architecture” in 1991. The AIA also honored Lloyd-Wright as the greatest American architect of all-time.

Frank Lloyd Wright, an architect with boundless influence

Some of Wright’s other notable designs includes the Frederick C. Robie House and the Johnson Wax Building which were also honored by the AIA. Wright’s designs are perfect expressions of their era while timeless and impressive enough to stand out and attract positive attention in modern times. Now a new Plaza resident can see the world—or at least Central Park—as he saw it.

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(10) At number 10 is the MAS Museum located in Antwerp, Belgium that was designed by Neutelings Riedijk. It is made of the most exquisite Indian red sandstone and has curved glass panel construction with themes within the museum ranging from Metropolis, Power, Life and Death to Antwerp’s extensive history as a major international port.

(9) Next is the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, which remains Canada’s largest museum of world culture and natural history.

(8) Denmark has its own little gem--- The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek. It is a milestone in Danish architecture and holds an extensive, permanent collection of modern as well as contemporary art ranging from World War II until modern day.

(7) The Modern Art Museum is definitely worth noting. Located in Forth Worth, Texas, this museum collects and presents post-World War II art in all forms of media.

(6) The elegant and enchanting Musee d’Orsay hailing from Paris, France earns a spot on this list. It sits on the left bank of the Siene and holds mostly French art, but is renowned for its extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces.

(5) Of course, there is the ever-famous Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain. It was designed by Frank Gehry and remains contemporary architecturally and exhibits the works of Spanish and international artists.

(4) Vietnam has its own treasure called the Hanoi Museum and was designed by GMP Architects. The Hanoi Museum showcases none other than Hanoi and Vietnam’s history, and what’s more remarkable is that the building itself resembles a reverse pyramid.

(3) Third is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art located in Kansas City, Missouri. It was entirely built of original limestone from the 1930s; later, Steven Holl designed the modern extension of the building. The architecture stands in all its neoclassical glory with an extensive collection of Asian art.

(2) The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia comes in second, being that it is one of the oldest museums in the world. Catherine the Great founded it in 1794. Not only is it absolutely spectacular with its antiquated architecture, but also it holds nearly 3 million pieces of art.

(1) The number one spot goes to the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. This stunning museum was designed by I.M. Pei and holds true to Islamic architecture, maintaining itself to be oh so haute with its masterpieces spanning three continents ranging from the Middle East as far as Spain and India.

Source: FlavorWire; Pictured: Museum of Islamic Art

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