Tourists flock to world renowned attractions as if magical spells were attracting them. People from around the world cannot get enough of these various types of attractions, whether man-made or natural.
In this day and age, people are as well-informed as ever as they gather travel tips on the internet. They are able to see pictures and gather facts on the most amazing attractions out there that will personally touch them. The United States, Europe, and East Asia fare well in the amount of awe-inspire attraction sites they feature.
Entire vacations are planned around these wonders as people often elect to stay in vacation rentals in order to soak in as much as they can. Here is a list of some of the top 20 most visited attractions in the world, according to Forbes.
-Times Square, New York City, NY:
35 million
-National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the war memorials):
About 25 million
-Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.:
16.6 million
-Trafalgar Square, London, England:
15 million
- Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.:
14.7 million
- Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York
14 million
- Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.:
13 million
-Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France:
8 million
-The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China:
At least 7 million
-Eiffel Tower, Paris, France:
6.7 million
-Empire State Building, New York, NY:
4 million
-The London Eye, London, England:
3.5 million
-Palace of Versailles, France:
3.45 million
-Pyramids of Giza, Egypt:
3 million
-Pompeii, Italy:
2.5 million
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