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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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41. Eiffel Tower

LandmarkChamp de Mars

Gustave Eiffel's wrought-iron tower on the Champ de Mars, with lifts and stairs to two viewing floors and a summit 276 metres above the city.

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45. Harpa Concert Hall

Concert hall and conference centreOld Harbour / Austurbakki

Reykjavik's glass-fronted concert hall on the harbour, home to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, with a facade designed with artist Olafur Eliasson and four performance halls.

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46. Kunsthaus Zürich

Art museumHochschulen / Heimplatz

Switzerland's largest art museum by area, with Swiss and European art from the Middle Ages to today in Karl Moser's building and David Chipperfield's extension.

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47. Livraria Lello

Historic bookshopBaixa

Porto's celebrated bookshop, opened on Rua das Carmelitas in 1906, known for its carved wooden interior, stained-glass skylight and sweeping red staircase.

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48. Manneken Pis

Bronze statue and fountainCity Centre

Brussels' small bronze fountain of a urinating boy, first cast in the 17th century, famous for its wardrobe of around 1,000 costumes.

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49. Miniatur Wunderland

Model railway exhibitionSpeicherstadt

The world's largest model railway according to Guinness World Records, filling several floors of a Speicherstadt warehouse with miniature landscapes, trains, airports and cities.

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51. Park Güell

Park and Gaudí landmarkGràcia (La Salut)

Gaudí's hillside park in Gràcia, where mosaic-covered terraces, a serpentine bench and gingerbread-style lodges look out over Barcelona to the sea.

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52. Rector’s Palace

Gothic-Renaissance palace and history museumOld Town

The Gothic and Renaissance seat of the Ragusan Republic's rector, now the Cultural History Museum with period rooms, a courtroom, prison cells and a celebrated atrium.

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53. Reichstag Building

Parliament building and glass domeTiergarten

The seat of the German Bundestag, completed in 1894 and rebuilt by Norman Foster, whose glass dome and roof terrace can be visited free with advance registration.

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54. Rosenborg Castle

Renaissance castle and royal treasuryIndre By

Christian IV's Renaissance castle in the King's Garden, home to the Danish crown jewels, the coronation thrones and richly furnished royal rooms from four centuries.

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56. Skansen

Open-air museum and zooDjurgården

The world's first open-air museum, opened in 1891 on Djurgården, with historic houses from across Sweden, Nordic animals and craftspeople at work.

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59. Topkapı Palace

Palace museumSultanahmet

The sprawling Ottoman palace on Seraglio Point, with courtyards, the Harem, imperial treasury displays and Bosphorus views, plus the Byzantine church of Hagia Irene.

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