List of most visited palaces and monuments

This is a list of the most visited national monuments, including palaces, historical monuments and historic sites. It does not include churches, religious shrines and pilgrimage sites. Sources used to compile the list include the Museum Index published by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and the economics practice at AECOM; and the annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the French and Russian Ministries of Culture.

Forbidden City, Beijing, China.The most visited monument in the world as well as in Asia.
Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France.
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., U.S.
Colosseum, Rome, Italy.
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

List

{| class="wikitable sortable" !colspan="6" | National monuments by visitors per year |- ! N° !! Name !! Country flag, city !! data-sort-type="number"|Visitors per year !! Year reported !! Notes |- | _row_count || [[Forbidden City]]||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]] ||17,000,000+||2018<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/18/WS5c18883da3107d4c3a00170b.html |title=Beijing's Forbidden City ranks most visited museum in the world |language=en |publisher=[[China Daily]] |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref> || |- |_row_count || [[Palace of Versailles]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Versailles, Yvelines|Versailles]]||8,100,000||2018<ref>"La fréquentation des musées et monuments parisiens poursuit sa hausse en 2018", ''Le Monde'', January 15, 2019</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Lincoln Memorial]]||{{flagicon|US}} [[Washington, D.C.]]||7,804,683||2018<ref name = nps>{{cite web|publisher =U.S. National Park Service |website = irma.nps.gov|title = Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2018|url = https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/National%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Ranking%20Report%20(1979%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Colosseum]]-Forum-Palatine Hill Circuit || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || 7,650,519 || 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/arteconomy/2019-02-15/nel-2018-musei-statali-5-milioni-visitatori-e-354-milioni--introiti--190853.shtml?uuid=ABtKwvUB|title=Nel 2018 nei musei statali +5 milioni di visitatori e +35,4 milioni di introiti|author=|date=|website=Il Sole 24 ORE|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Taj Mahal]] || {{flagicon|India}} [[Agra]] ||7,560,000|| 2018<ref>{{exponential web|url=http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-the-parthenon/l?uuid=ABtKwvUB|title=Interesting facts about the Parthenon|date=10 January 2018|accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Parthenon]] || {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]] ||7,300,000||2018 <ref>Official Website of Taj Mahal - Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh </ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Eiffel Tower]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]] ||7,000,000|| 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/key-figures|title=The Eiffel Tower at a glance|date=2019|accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Cologne Cathedral]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Cologne]] ||6,000,000|| 2018<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.koelner-dom.de/erleben/der-dom-in-zahlen}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Peterhof Palace]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]]||5,245,900||2016<ref name="MKSTATrussia">{{cite news |url=http://mkstat.ru/upload/statdoc/20180116.pdf |title=Статистика культуры 2016 |language=ru |page=40 |publisher=[[Ministry of Culture (Russia)]] |accessdate=28 March 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] || {{flagicon|US}} [[Washington, D.C.]] || 4,719,148 || 2018<ref name = nps/> || |- | _row_count || [[National World War II Memorial|World War II Memorial]]||{{flagicon|US}} [[Washington, D.C.]]||4,652,865||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/management/statistics.htm |title=Park Statistics |publisher=Independence National Historical Park |accessdate=28 March 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Independence National Historical Park]]||{{flagicon|US}} [[Philadelphia]]||4,576,436||2018<ref name = nps/> || |- | _row_count || [[Sagrada familia]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Barcelona]] ||4,500,000||2018 <ref>https://www.metropoliabierta.com/el-pulso-de-la-ciudad/en-la-calle/la-sagrada-familia-el-monumento-mas-visitado-de-barcelona_13081_102.html </ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Statue of Liberty National Monument]]||{{flagicon|US}} [[New York City]]||4,335,431||2018<ref name = nps/> || |- | _row_count || [[Teotihuacán]]||{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Teotihuacán]]||4,070,000||2018<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/teotihuacan-y-tulum-pierden-visitantes-premium|title=List |website=www.eluniversal.com.mx|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[National Palace Museum]]{{ref label|iii|iii}}||{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Taipei]]||3,900,000||2018<ref>Statista.com</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npm.gov.tw/zh-TW/down.ashx?sNo=10015312 |script-title=zh:國立故宮博物院: 106年度參觀人數統計 |publisher=National Palace Museum |accessdate=23 March 2018 |format=PDF}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Tsarskoye Selo|Tsarskoe Selo State Museum-Reserve]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]]||3,694,000||2016<ref name="MKSTATrussia"/> || |- | _row_count || [[Pompeii]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Naples]] || 3,646,585 || 2018 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/arteconomy/2019-02-15/nel-2018-musei-statali-5-milioni-visitatori-e-354-milioni--introiti--190853.shtml?uuid=ABtKwvUB|title=Nel 2018 nei musei statali +5 milioni di visitatori e +35,4 milioni di introiti|author=|date=|website=Il Sole 24 ORE|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> || |- |_row_count || [[Musée d'Orsay]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]||3,300,000||2018<ref name="ParisDigest">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/paris-facts.htm|title=Paris facts|year=2018|publisher=Paris Digest|accessdate=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908202418/https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/paris-facts.htm|archive-date=8 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Wilanów Palace]]||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]]||3,098,985||2016<ref name=EGMUS>{{cite web |url=http://www.egmus.eu/nc/en/statistics/5_most_visited_museums/show_most_visited/year/2016/ |title=5 most visited Museums: 2016 |publisher=EGMUS |accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Schönbrunn Palace]]|| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Vienna]]||3,050,000||2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wienkultur.info/page.php?id=98 |title=Wien Besucherzahlen |trans-title=Vienna Visitor Statistics |language=de |accessdate=March 25, 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Kazan Kremlin]]|||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kazan]]||2,893,300||2016<ref name="MKSTATrussia"/> || |- | _row_count || [[Tower of London]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[London]] ||2,858,336||2018<ref>Association of Leading Visitors Attractions (ALVA), April 2019</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Alhambra]]||{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Granada]]||2,760,000||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/granada/sevi-alhambra-granada-bate-record-visitantes-201902251442_noticia.html|title=Data |website=sevilla.abc.es|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Chichén Itzá]]||{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Yucatán]]||2,740,000||2018<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/teotihuacan-y-tulum-pierden-visitantes-premium|title=Visit list |website= www.eluniversal.com.mx|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Chapultepec Castle]]||{{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City]]||2,661,615||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2019/06/19/los-10-museos-mas-visitados-en-mexico/ |title= Info list|website=www.infobae.com|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias]]|||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Valencia]]||2,637,567||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/valencia/2019/01/02/ciudad-ciencias-supera-2-millones/1816127.html |title= List |website=www.levante-emv.com|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Statue of Unity]]||{{flagicon|India}} [[Narmada district]]||2,615,000+ ||2019<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/in-11-months-sou-got-26-lakh-visitors/articleshow/71712391.cms |title=In 11 months, Statue of Unity got 26 lakh visitors |language=en |publisher=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=23 Oct 2019}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Moscow Kremlin]]||{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]||2,478,622||2016<ref name="artnewspaper">{{cite web |url=https://www.museus.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170406-CPAI-Ranking2016Pub-Comp-.pdf |title=Visitor Figures 2016 |publisher=The Art Newspaper Review |date=April 2017 |accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Battle of Stalingrad]] State Museum-Reserve||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Volgograd]]||2,359,300||2016<ref name="MKSTATrussia"/> || |- | _row_count || [[Tulum]]||{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Quintana Roo]]||2,190,000||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/teotihuacan-y-tulum-pierden-visitantes-premium |title= Info list|website=www.eluniversal.com.mx|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Łazienki Palace|Łazienki Palace]]||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]]||2,100,000||2016<ref name=EGMUS/> || |- | _row_count || [[Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum]]||{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Oświęcim]]||2,053,000||2016<ref name="TEA-AECOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2016-ThemeMuseum-Index.pdf |title=TEA-AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report |pages=68–73 |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]] |accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Topkapı Palace]]||{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Istanbul]]||2,000,000||2017<ref name=turkey>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/museum-ancient-site-visitors-rose-17-pct-last-year-in-turkey-126006 |title=Museum, ancient site visitors rose 17 pct last year in Turkey |publisher=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |date=20 January 2018 |accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Edinburgh Castle]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Edinburgh]] || 2,111,578 || 2018<ref>ALVA list, 2018</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba]]||{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]] ||1,953,133||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-mezquita-catedral-cordoba-vuelve-batir-record-visitantes-mas-1950000-20190201123638.html|title= Info list|website=www.europapress.es|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Royal Alcázar of Seville]]|||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Seville]]||1,875,744||2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-alcazar-sevilla-cierra-2018-record-visitantes-recibir-mas-18-millones-20190113123358.html|title= Info list|website=www.europapress.es|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Arc de Triomphe]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]] || 1,583,260 || 2017 || |- | _row_count || [[Royal Palace of Madrid]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Madrid]] || 1,552,481 || 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hoyesarte.com/artes-visuales/mas-de-tres-millones-y-medio-de-visitas-a-los-monasterios-y-palacios-de-patrimonio-nacional_260265/|title= Info list|website=www.hoyesarte.com|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Neuschwanstein]] Castle || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hohenschwangau]] || 1,500,000 || 2017<ref>''Deutsche Welle'', Feb. 19, 2018</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Machu Picchu]] || {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Cusco]] || 1,411,276 || 2017<ref name=peru>{{cite news |url=https://larepublica.pe/economia/1208706-machupicchu-recibio-3-mil-800-turistas-diarios-en-2017 |title=Machu Picchu recibió 3 mil 800 turistas diarios en 2017 |publisher=La República |date=9 March 2018 | language=Spanish |accessdate=15 November 2018}}</ref> || |- | _row_count || [[Castillo San Felipe del Morro]] (Old San Juan Historic Sites) || {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] || 1,400,000 || 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/fortificacionesdelviejosanjuanrecibensobre14millonesdevisitas-2305552/|title= Info list|website=www.elnuevodia.com|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> || |}

See also

Notes

^ii Statistics refer to the fiscal year ending 30 June 2017.[1]

References
  1. "Met Museum Welcomes 7 Million Visitors". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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