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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 [inconsistent]. Sources used to compile the list include an 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 Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.

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

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National monuments by visitors per year
Name Country flag, city Visitors per year Year reported Notes
The Forbidden City   Beijing 17,000,000+ 2018[1]
St. Peter's Basilica-Apostolic Palace   Vatican City 11,000,000 2018[2][3]
Palace of Versailles   Versailles 8,100,000 2018[4]
Lincoln Memorial   Washington, D.C. 7,804,683 2018[5]
Forum Romanum-Colosseum-Palatine Hill Circuit   Rome 7,650,519 2018[6]
Acropolis of Athens-Parthenon   Athens 7,200,000 2016[7]
Eiffel Tower   Paris 7,000,000 2017[8]
Taj Mahal   Agra 6,532,366 2019 [9]
Cologne Cathedral   Cologne 6,000,000 2018[10]
Peterhof Palace   Saint Petersburg 5,245,900 2016[11]
Statue of Unity   Kevadiya 5,000,000+ 2023[12]
Łazienki Palace   Warsaw 4,966,858 2019[13]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial   Washington, D.C. 4,719,148 2018[5]
World War II Memorial   Washington, D.C. 4,652,865 2018[14]
Independence National Historical Park   Philadelphia 4,576,436 2018[5]
Sagrada Família   Barcelona 4,500,000 2018 [15]
Statue of Liberty National Monument   New York City 4,335,431 2018[5]
Teotihuacán   Teotihuacán 4,070,000 2018[16]
Mysore Palace   Mysore 3,861,162 2019[17]
Tsarskoe Selo State Museum-Reserve   Saint Petersburg 3,694,000 2016[11]
Pompeii   Pompei, Naples 3,646,585 2018 [18]
Wilanów Palace   Warsaw 3,115,797 2019[19]
Schönbrunn Palace   Vienna 3,050,000 2017[20]
Kazan Kremlin   Kazan 2,893,300 2016[11]
Tower of London   London 2,858,336 2018[21]
Alhambra   Granada 2,760,000 2018[22]
Chichén Itzá   Yucatán 2,740,000 2018[23]
Topkapı Palace   Istanbul 2,720,119 2019[24]
Chapultepec Castle   Mexico City 2,661,615 2018[25]
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias   Valencia 2,637,567 2018[26]
Moscow Kremlin   Moscow 2,478,622 2016[27]
Battle of Stalingrad State Museum-Reserve   Volgograd 2,359,300 2016[11]
Tulum   Quintana Roo 2,190,000 2018[28]
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum   Oświęcim 2,053,000 2016[29]
Edinburgh Castle   Edinburgh 2,111,578 2018[30]
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba   Córdoba 1,953,133 2018[31]
Royal Alcázar of Seville   Seville 1,875,744 2018[32]
Wawel Castle   Kraków 1,587,999 2019[19]
Arc de Triomphe   Paris 1,583,260 2017
Royal Palace of Madrid   Madrid 1,552,481 2018[33]
Neuschwanstein Castle   Schwangau 1,500,000 2017[34]
Machu Picchu   Cusco 1,411,276 2017[35]
Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan National Historic Site)   San Juan 1,400,000 2016[36]

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Notes

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^ii Statistics refer to the fiscal year ending 30 June 2017.[37]

References

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  35. ^ "Machu Picchu recibió 3 mil 800 turistas diarios en 2017" (in Spanish). La República. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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  37. ^ "Met Museum Welcomes 7 Million Visitors". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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