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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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126. Stradun

Historic main streetOld Town

The polished limestone main street of Dubrovnik's Old Town, running about 300 metres from the Pile Gate to the Bell Tower between uniform post-earthquake houses.

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129. Arc de Triomphe

MonumentChamps-Élysées

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.

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131. Deutsches Museum

Science and technology museumIsarvorstadt

One of the world's largest science and technology museums, on an island in the Isar, founded in 1903 and in the middle of a long modernisation.

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135. Lindenhof

Historic hilltop square and viewpointAltstadt (Old Town)

A lime-shaded hilltop square on the site of a Roman fort, with free views across the Limmat to the Grossmünster, university and ETH.

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137. Museu Picasso

Art museumEl Born

A museum spread across medieval palaces on Carrer de Montcada, tracing Pablo Picasso's formative years in depth alongside his later Las Meninas series.

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140. National Museum

National history and natural history museumNové Město

The Czech Republic's largest museum, in a neo-Renaissance palace at the top of Wenceslas Square, with history and natural history galleries and a Pantheon.

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