Rome Museums-which order

I would recommend that you get a copy of the Rick Steves Italy book.....you can even borrow one from the library. He lists most of the museums and he rates them too.
There are lots of maps in the book and it shows the locations of them - so you can plan how to
"attack" them and not do backtracking.

One thing I would really recommend is to take the elevator to the top of the Vittorio Emanuele monument - also called the "wedding cake". There are spectacular views of almost all of Rome
and signage up there to tell you what you are looking at.
Gives you a good orientation of the area and the views are amazing.

PS - when I go someplace new - sometimes I take a ride on the Hop-on-Hop-off buses to get an orientation too. You are going to have a fabulous time.

The RS maps show the museums he describes, perhaps not all the ones you want to see will be listed.

Check Lonely Planet or Blue Guide Rome (even an older copy will work for locations, but not for hours and costs). Or, google each of the museums you want to see and plot them on a map. Then you can begin the mosaic of putting them in order, considering opening/closing days and hours.

For your Roma Pass(es), be sure to make the first two museums the most expensive ones.

Thank you, for your input. I'm not the best with maps but I will stay strong and muddle through it :)

Amber I like to get a laminated map and plot on it with a Sharpie pen the places I want to go, then look at the results and start grouping them into clusters. That way if I am in a major museum and a church I want to see is around the corner I won't miss it and have to go back. I also draw my walking tours on the map this way. I create a spreadsheet with days and hours each site is open to ensure I don't head somewhere on the day it is closed.

In a city like Rome it is hard to hit everything right, especially if you only have 3 or 4 days. With your nice long stay you have time to see a LOT. Still, the Roma Pass is a 3-day pass, so once you validate it at your first site, you'll want to maximize the value. The Colosseum and Forum would be one of the more expensive sites and the Borghese Gallery another, so I'd do those two first. The rest of your entries in 3 days are at a discount.

For transportation after the 3-day Roma Pass expires, you may want to buy a multi-day or week-long ATAC pass so you can get on and off buses and Metro without buying individual €1.50 tickets.