The Smithsonian Institution The "nation's attic" is actually an educational facility that houses a number of museums.

Le Louvre A stunning Web site filled with digitized images from its vast collection of art.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Browse New York's best-known museum.

Houston Museum of Natural Science browse the current exhibit or just the take the virtual tour.

The Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Museums Looking for a specific online museum? Start here at this exhaustive list of museums with Web sites, as well as completely virtual museums.

Dinosaur Hall Everyone loves a good dinosaur exhibit, and this is one of the best online.

National Gallery of Art America's Louvre has digital images of many of its most famous works online. Right click on your favorites and save them as wallpaper on your desktop.

The Kooks Museum From con men to quacks to hatemongers, this site shows how weird people can be.

Museo Picasso Virtual Texas A&M University's Enrique Mallen maintains this virtual museum devoted to Pablo Picasso. Learn about the Spanish artist's life and work, including a list of his paintings sorted by the year they were painted.

Vincent Van Gogh Information Gallery Prefer Van Gogh over Picasso? Try this virtual museum with more than 1,700 images, including paintings, sketches and letters.