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Best Attractions in Europe (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

320 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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266. House of Terror

History museumTerézváros

A museum on Andrássy út about Hungary's fascist and communist dictatorships, housed in the former headquarters of the Arrow Cross and the ÁVH secret police.

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267. Hyde Park

Royal parkHyde Park

One of London's eight Royal Parks, with the Serpentine lake, Speakers' Corner and miles of paths between Mayfair and Kensington.

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268. Istanbul Modern

Modern and contemporary art museumKaraköy

Turkey's first museum of modern and contemporary art, reopened in 2023 in a Renzo Piano-designed building on the Karaköy waterfront.

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274. Moderna Museet

Modern and contemporary art museumSkeppsholmen

Sweden's museum of modern and contemporary art on Skeppsholmen, with a collection that includes Picasso, Dalí, Duchamp and Rauschenberg's Monogram.

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276. Municipal House

Art Nouveau civic building and concert hallStaré Město

Prague's grandest Art Nouveau building, opened in 1912, with Smetana Hall, the Mucha-decorated Mayor's Hall, guided tours, concerts and a famous café.

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279. Old Synagogue

Synagogue and Jewish history museumKazimierz

The oldest standing synagogue building in Poland, a fortified Gothic and Renaissance hall on Szeroka Street that houses the Museum of Kraków's Jewish history exhibition.

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280. Olympiapark

Olympic park and landmarkMilbertshofen-Am Hart

The park built for the 1972 Olympic Games, known for Frei Otto and Günter Behnisch's tent roof, a hill made of war rubble, a lake and the Olympic Tower.

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