Tripadvisor released its list of the best tourist attractions in the world in 2024. They base it on reviews. So, what people who recently went there thought of it.
And #1 this year is a famous U.S. landmark. (!!!) According to the reviews, the best tourist attraction in the world is . . . The Empire State Building. If you can deal with the lines, the views are pretty good.
Two other spots in the U.S. made the Top 25: Iolani Palace in Honolulu is 17th, and Central Park is 18th. (Iolani Palace is where Hawaii’s royal family lived until 1893. Now it’s a museum.)
The 10 best attractions in the U.S. also include Alcatraz in San Francisco . . . Graceland in Memphis . . . and New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
Here are the 10 best attractions in the world . . .
1. The Empire State Building
2. The Eiffel Tower
3. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam
4. The Sagrada Família, a church in Spain
5. The Crystal Caves in the Cayman Islands
6. The Colosseum in Rome
7. The Louvre in Paris
8. Gardens by the Bay, a huge nature park in Singapore
10. Abu Dhabi’s largest mosque, the Sheikh Zayed (shake ZIE-ed)
They also ranked the top amusement parks in the world, and gave the top spot to Disneyland Paris. #1 in the U.S. is . . . Dollywood. Disney World is second.
