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Best Attractions worldwide (2026)

1,107 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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142. Griffith Observatory

Public observatory and science centreGriffith Park

Free-to-enter public observatory on the slopes of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, known for its astronomy exhibits, planetarium and views over Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign.

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144. 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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145. Independence Palace

Historic palace and museumDistrict 1 (Ben Thanh)

The 1960s presidential palace of South Vietnam, whose gates were breached by a tank on 30 April 1975, preserved with its state rooms and basement command centre.

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147. Jackson Square

Historic squareFrench Quarter

The historic main square of the French Quarter, framed by St Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, the Presbytère and the red-brick Pontalba Buildings, with artists along its railings.

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149. Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage SiteHigashiyama

A hillside temple on Mount Otowa with a wooden stage jutting out over the trees, dedicated to an eleven-faced Kannon and part of Kyoto's UNESCO World Heritage listing.

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150. 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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151. Lake Wakatipu

Glacial lakeQueenstown Bay

New Zealand's longest lake, an 80 km dog-leg of deep glacial water that frames Queenstown and links it by boat and road to Kingston and Glenorchy.

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153. 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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154. Louvre Abu Dhabi

Art and civilisation museumSaadiyat Island

Jean Nouvel's museum on Saadiyat Island, opened in 2017 under a dome of 7,850 aluminium stars, telling the story of human creativity across cultures and eras.

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156. 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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158. Meiji Jingu

Shinto shrineHarajuku

A major Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set in a large man-made forest beside Harajuku and Yoyogi Park.

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159. Millennium Park

Urban park and public artThe Loop

Millennium Park is a free public park in the Loop, home to Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion and the Lurie Garden.

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160. 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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