Attraction
21. Arc de Triomphe
Napoleon's triumphal arch at the top of the Champs-Élysées, with a rooftop terrace looking down the twelve avenues radiating from Place Charles de Gaulle.
View details — Arc de TriompheAttraction
22. Museu Picasso
A museum spread across medieval palaces on Carrer de Montcada, tracing Pablo Picasso's formative years in depth alongside his later Las Meninas series.
View details — Museu PicassoAttraction
23. Natural History Museum
A cathedral-like Victorian museum in South Kensington with free galleries of dinosaurs, minerals, wildlife and earth sciences.
View details — Natural History MuseumAttraction
24. Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
The drained valley between the Palatine and Capitoline hills, the Roman Forum was the centre of public life in ancient Rome for more than a thousand years.
View details — Roman Forum and Palatine HillAttraction
25. Süleymaniye Mosque
Mimar Sinan's monumental mosque for Suleiman the Magnificent, completed in 1557 on the Third Hill, with the tombs of the sultan and Hürrem Sultan.
View details — Süleymaniye MosqueAttraction
26. Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
The white-domed basilica crowning the butte of Montmartre, free to enter and open daily, with sweeping views over Paris from its steps and dome.
View details — Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de MontmartreAttraction
27. Galata Tower
The 14th-century Genoese stone tower above Karaköy, now a museum with a 360-degree observation deck over the Golden Horn, Bosphorus and old city.
View details — Galata TowerAttraction
28. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
Catalonia's national art museum, housed in the domed Palau Nacional on Montjuïc and renowned for its collection of Romanesque church murals.
View details — Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC)Attraction
29. Tate Modern
Britain's national gallery of modern and contemporary art, set in a former power station on the South Bank with free collection displays.
View details — Tate ModernAttraction
30. Trevi Fountain
Nicola Salvi's Baroque fountain, completed in 1762, is Rome's most famous; since February 2026 non-residents pay a small fee to reach the basin.
View details — Trevi FountainAttraction
31. Dolmabahçe Palace
The Bosphorus-front palace of the later Ottoman sultans, completed in 1853, blending European styles and holding the room where Atatürk died in 1938.
View details — Dolmabahçe PalaceAttraction
32. Galleria Borghese
Cardinal Scipione Borghese's villa holds Bernini's greatest marble sculptures, a room of Caravaggio paintings and Canova's reclining Pauline Borghese.
View details — Galleria BorgheseAttraction
33. Palau de la Música Catalana
Lluís Domènech i Montaner's Modernista concert hall in Sant Pere, a riot of mosaic, sculpture and stained glass that still hosts a full concert programme.
View details — Palau de la Música CatalanaAttraction
34. Sainte-Chapelle
A 13th-century royal chapel within the Palais de la Cité, celebrated for its soaring walls of medieval stained glass.
View details — Sainte-ChapelleAttraction
35. St Paul’s Cathedral
Sir Christopher Wren's domed cathedral in the City of London, with climbable galleries offering views over the capital.
View details — St Paul’s CathedralAttraction
36. Barcelona Cathedral
The Gothic Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia at the heart of the Barri Gòtic, with a shaded cloister and a crypt dedicated to the city's patron saint.
View details — Barcelona CathedralAttraction
37. Capitoline Museums
Dating to Pope Sixtus IV's gift of ancient bronzes in 1471, the Capitoline Museums fill Michelangelo's piazza on the Capitoline Hill with Rome's own treasures.
View details — Capitoline MuseumsAttraction
38. Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Turkey's great archaeological collection beside Gülhane Park, founded by Osman Hamdi Bey, home to the Alexander Sarcophagus and an Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty tablet.
View details — Istanbul Archaeology MuseumsAttraction
39. Musée Rodin
Auguste Rodin's former studio in the Hôtel Biron, with The Thinker and The Gates of Hell set in a large sculpture garden.
View details — Musée RodinAttraction
40. Victoria and Albert Museum
The V&A in South Kensington is a free museum of art, design and performance, covering fashion, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and more.
View details — Victoria and Albert Museum