Top 10 most visited tourist attractions in the world

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Forbes made a list of the most visited tourist attractions in the world. As it turned out the top tourist attraction draws are located in the USA. According to the magazine Americans love travelling, but they prefer to stick within their own borders.

Times Square, New York City, NY

Every year 44 million tourists visit New York. 80% of the them heads for Broadway (including the considerable theater crowds) and ends up gawking at the world's most garish neon crossroads.

National park, Washington D.C

The nation's premier national park and its monuments of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson attract more visitors than such vast national parks as the Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone — combined. About 25 million people visit this park every year.

Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Florida

Florida's most popular attraction opened on October 1, 1971—16 years after the birth of its older sister, Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. “Disney World's Magic Kingdom” the most famous place in Florida attracts more than 16,6 million tourists every year.

Trafalgar Square, London, England

Lord Nelson and the British Navy defeated a combined French and Spanish force in 1805 in the battle of Trafalgar, and a grateful country built a splendid public square to commemorate the occasion. 15 million tourists visit this square every year.

Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California

Open since 1955, the grand dame of the Disney parks continues to be the top tourist attraction draw in California, even though it occupies a much smaller area than its Florida sister. Disneyland Park attracts 14,7 million tourists every year, basically parents with children.

Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York

Niagara Falls are the most powerful in North America. Breathtaking views and of course the romance and honeymoon factor account for nearly 14 million visitors every year.

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California

14.6 million visitors visit SF per year, and almost all show up at the wharf and the bridge, which are nearly of the same age with the city.

Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan

Continuing the Disney rout, the first of its parks opened outside the U.S. in 1983, the Tokyo Disney Resort includes both the hugely popular Disneyland and its waterworld partner, DisneySea. The average number of visitors is12.9 million.

Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France

The world's most familiar Gothic cathedral is France's main attraction. Notre Dame de Paris attracts 12 million tourists a year.

Disneyland Paris, France

Formerly Euro Disney, this French amusement park is well past its struggling early years. With 10,600,000 visitors in 2006, Disneyland Paris is France's second most visited tourist attraction.