Ranking of the 20 most popular tourist attractions in the world

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 28, 2007
In 2006, 35 million people visited Times Square in New York making Times Square number 1 in the ranking of the world's most popular tourist attractions.

Ranking of the 20 most popular tourist attractions in the world (according to visitor numbers in 2006)

CharacteristicVisitors (in millions)
Times Square, New York 35
National Mall & Memorial Park, Washington D.C. 25
Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Florida 16.6
Trafalgar Square, London 15
Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California 14.7
Niagarafälle, Ontario and New York 14
Fisherman's Warf/ Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco 13
Tokyo Disneyland/ Disney Sea, Tokyo 12.9
Notre Dame de Paris 12
Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee 10.6
The Great Wall of China, Badaling 10
The Great Smoky Mountain Nationalpark, Tennessee 9.2
Universal Studios, Osaka 8.5
Showing entries 1 to 13 (20 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Visitors (in millions)3535252516.616.6151514.714.71414131312.912.9121210.610.610109.29.28.58.5887.57.57.57.5776.76.7665.75.7Times Square, New YorkNational Mall & Memorial Park, Washington D.C.Disney World's Magic Kingdom, FloridaTrafalgar Square, LondonDisneyland Park, Anaheim, CaliforniaNiagarafälle, Ontario and New YorkFisherman's Warf/ Golden Gate Bridge, San FranciscoTokyo Disneyland/ Disney Sea, TokyoNotre Dame de ParisDisneyland Paris, Marne-La-ValleeThe Great Wall of China, BadalingThe Great Smoky Mountain Nationalpark, TennesseeUniversal Studios, OsakaBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, ParisMusée de Louvre, ParisEverland, South KoreaThe Forbidden City, BeijingThe Eiffel Tower, ParisUniversal Studios/ Island of Adventure, OrlandoSea World, Orlando
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