# 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 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.

## List

National monuments by visitors per year :
| Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported |
| The Forbidden City | Beijing | 17,000,000+ | 2018 |
| St. Peter's Basilica-Apostolic Palace | Vatican City | 11,000,000 | 2018 |
| Palace of Versailles | Versailles | 8,100,000 | 2018 |
| Lincoln Memorial | Washington, D.C. | 7,804,683 | 2018 |
| Forum Romanum-Colosseum-Palatine Hill Circuit | Rome | 7,650,519 | 2018 |
| Acropolis of Athens-Parthenon | Athens | 7,200,000 | 2016 |
| Eiffel Tower | Paris | 7,000,000 | 2017 |
| Taj Mahal | Agra | 6,532,366 | 2019 |
| Hagia Sophia | Istanbul | 6,250,000 | 2024 |
| Cologne Cathedral | Cologne | 6,000,000 | 2018 |
| Peterhof Palace | Saint Petersburg | 5,245,900 | 2016 |
| Statue of Unity | Kevadiya | 5,000,000+ | 2023 |
| Łazienki Palace | Warsaw | 4,966,858 | 2019 |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Washington, D.C. | 4,719,148 | 2018 |
| World War II Memorial | Washington, D.C. | 4,652,865 | 2018 |
| Independence National Historical Park | Philadelphia | 4,576,436 | 2018 |
| Sagrada Família | Barcelona | 4,500,000 | 2018 |
| Statue of Liberty National Monument | New York City | 4,335,431 | 2018 |
| Teotihuacán | Teotihuacán | 4,070,000 | 2018 |
| Mysore Palace | Mysore | 3,861,162 | 2019 |
| Tsarskoe Selo State Museum-Reserve | Saint Petersburg | 3,694,000 | 2016 |
| Pompeii | Pompei, Naples | 3,646,585 | 2018 |
| Topkapı Palace | Istanbul | 3,474,760 | 2023 |
| Wilanów Palace | Warsaw | 3,115,797 | 2019 |
| Royal Castle | Warsaw | 2,036,642 | 2024 |
| Schönbrunn Palace | Vienna | 3,050,000 | 2017 |
| Kazan Kremlin | Kazan | 2,893,300 | 2016 |
| Tower of London | London | 2,858,336 | 2018 |
| Alhambra | Granada | 2,760,000 | 2018 |
| Chichén Itzá | Yucatán | 2,740,000 | 2018 |
| Chapultepec Castle | Mexico City | 2,661,615 | 2018 |
| Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias | Valencia | 2,637,567 | 2018 |
| Moscow Kremlin | Moscow | 2,478,622 | 2016 |
| Battle of Stalingrad State Museum-Reserve | Volgograd | 2,359,300 | 2016 |
| Tulum | Quintana Roo | 2,190,000 | 2018 |
| Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum | Oświęcim | 2,053,000 | 2016 |
| Edinburgh Castle | Edinburgh | 2,111,578 | 2018 |
| Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba | Córdoba | 1,953,133 | 2018 |
| Royal Alcázar of Seville | Seville | 1,875,744 | 2018 |
| Wawel Castle | Kraków | 1,587,999 | 2019 |
| Arc de Triomphe | Paris | 1,583,260 | 2017 |
| Royal Palace of Madrid | Madrid | 1,552,481 | 2018 |
| Dolmabahçe Palace | Istanbul | 1,500,000 | 2022 |
| Neuschwanstein Castle | Schwangau | 1,500,000 | 2017 |
| Machu Picchu | Cusco | 1,411,276 | 2017 |
| Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan National Historic Site) | San Juan | 1,400,000 | 2016 |