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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Most visited attractions

Forbes Traveller released a ranking of the world's 50 most visited tourist attractions in 2007, including both international and domestic tourists.[11] The following are the Top 10 attractions, followed by some other famous sites included within the list of the 50 most visited:[12] It is noticeable that four out of the top five are in North America.

Most visited attractions by domestic and international tourists in 2007[11]
Top 10 ranking tourist attractions
World's
ranking
Tourist attraction Location Country Number of
visitors
(millions)
1 Times Square New York City United States 35
2 National Mall and Memorial Parks Washington, D.C. United States 25
3 Magic Kingdom Lake Buena Vista, Orlando United States 16.6
4 Trafalgar Square London United Kingdom 15
5 Disneyland Anaheim, California United States 14.7
6 Niagara Falls Ontario & New York Canada & United States 14
7 Fisherman's Wharf & Golden Gate San Francisco, California United States 13
8 Tokyo Disneyland & Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo Japan 12.9
9 Notre Dame de Paris Paris France 12
10 Disneyland Paris Paris France 10.6
Other selected famous destinations
11 Great Wall of China Badaling China 10
15 Louvre Paris France 7.5
18 Eiffel Tower Paris France 6.7
24 Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong China 5.2
28 Universal Studios Los Angeles United States 4.7
31 Grand Canyon Arizona United States 4.4
36 Statue of Liberty New York City United States 4.24
37 Vatican City Vatican City Vatican City 4.2
38 Sydney Opera House Sydney Australia 4
39 The Colosseum Rome Italy 4
42 Empire State Building New York City United States 4
44 London Eye London United Kingdom 3.5
47 Giza Pyramids Cairo Egypt 3
50 Taj Mahal Agra India 2.4

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