The title says it all. We are visiting Rome in a few weeks. If we only have time for one, which? And why?
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Los Angeles by way of Providence and Rome
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The Capitoline Museum for sure, for the site and building itself, the treasures it contains, the breadth and depth of its collection. While I love the National Museum of Rome, it is definitely a second-tier museum. The focus is more on the city during the last few hundred years, which is fascinating but not as comprehensive as the 2500-year sweep of history represented by the Capitoline. If you have time, see both, but otherwise pick the Capitoline. Both museums are rarely crowded.
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Capitalone would be my choice.