Vatican Museums is in Vatican City, in Vatican City. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1506) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Museum
Country
Vatican City
City or region
Vatican City
Origin (P571)
1506
Coordinates
41.9064 N, 12.4544 E
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Visitors per year (P1174)
1,612,530
Notability (sitelinks)
64
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Vatican City
Vatican City
0.3
Castel Sant'Angelo
Italy
1.0
Ara Pacis
Italy
1.7
Four Rivers Fountain
Italy
1.7
Villa Farnesina
Italy
1.8
The closest neighbor is Vatican City, 0.3 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Museus Vaticanos
English
Vatican Museums
Español
Museos Vaticanos
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 41.9064 N, 12.4544 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Vatican Museums: 64 sitelinks; closest neighbor Vatican City at 0.3 km