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The stats are obviously American skewed, but it got me thinking about what my Top Ten would be. What would you include?
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I’ve been to five of them! I’m halfway there 🙂
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I have a couple left too; I’m working on it 🙂
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As they’re nearly all US centric, can’t say we’ve visited many – feel like we have though 😉
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This certainly wouldn’t be my top attractions list but they had the numbers. I still have a few I haven’t seen. Considering most of them are close, I’m going to work on it 🙂
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Wow, I can’t believe people would visit Times Square and not walk a few blocks to the Park. Thanks for sharing Lesley 🙂
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I was completely shocked with the top ten; that’s why I posted 🙂
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i have been to 8 of the top ten list! Feeling very accomplished LOL
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The world but mostly America? Lol
We did a U.S road trip covering 12.000 miles over 3 months when my daughter, now a teen.. Was 3. Must have been to most of them. I would rank the grand canyon high up there 🙂
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Glad to see that Niagara Falls made the cut. The thing is to see the American Falls you actually have to come to the Canadian side. We have a Canada/US site written by a team of Americans and Canadians together that talks about this stuff. It is called Canadica http://canadica.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/over-the-river/ (this post talks about Niagara & was Freshly Pressed). This is me bragging. 😉
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This ‘world’ list surprises me- almost all in America and yet the Grand Canyon isn’t there! What about the rest of the world?! 🙂
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I totally agree; I just saw these statistics and thought it would make an interesting article. What about The Colosseum? The Eiffel Tower?
What would you like to see on the list?
Lesley
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And the Grand Bazaar is the only non American one that made it to the top ten? Amazing!
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I would even have expected The Taj Mahal over The Grand Bazaar, but more importantly where is The Louvre or The Colosseum or even The Great Wall or The Eiffel Tower?
I don’t agree with the list, I just found the numbers interesting 🙂
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The contributors are obviously American 🙂
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I agree, but it got me thinking what would my Top Ten list be. What would you include?
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Just googled top ten and learnt the Taj barely made it to top fifty and pipped Angkor Wat and Stonehenge to that spot!! No one travels like the Americans or they don’t take part in these surveys 🙂 My list would feature all those you mentioned earlier and several Egyptian sites, Cappadocia and Ephesus, Machu Picchu and Iguassu, Hard to choose just ten!
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I’ve been to 6 out of 10! Nice list but way too focused on the US don’t you think?
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Just read all the comments…yes this hardly sounds like a global top 10 list..well not even American top 10 list since it doesn’t feature the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Park or the Death Valley!! Strange.
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Niagara Falls is one of my favourite places on this beautiful planet.
I’m not sure if it’s a good thing that I don’t agree with each place the list ?! The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park would be fantastic, don’t you think?
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Lists are always fun – to pick apart! haha I’ve been to most on the list, but I wouldn’t say they are my top 10. Again, this is why I love reading lists!! I think The Freedom Trail in Boston is way cooler than the Vegas Strip! And I would think the Taj Mahal is way better than a Disney Park! Very interesting though. Makes me think about what trip I’d like to take next!! Thanks for posting!
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I would probably say the Romantic Road in Germany. It’s a tour of all the castles attached to fairy tales. That was very American centered! haha
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Love to see Central Park and the Statue of Liberty. I have seen Disneyland as an adult and would love to go back to Disney World as an adult (was 4 or 5 and do not remember much). Great Post – thanks for sharing! Have a Great One:)
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I cannot believe that places like the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall aren’t even on there! How crazy! I could make a list of destinations – but I kind of prefer visiting places that are tourist-free, so perhaps I’d rather not, ha. That said I LOVED visiting Mont St Michel, the Colosseum, Wieliczka (near Krakow), and especially the Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali – talk about powerful architecture.
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amazing!
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Ingrid
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What an awful Top 10 list hehe. Not very international at all. I am excited though, because I’m visiting the Grand Bazaar this January. Very excited for that, it will be my first time to Turkey.
While people are throwing around these amazing sites not included…be sure to consider Machu Picchu, Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Definitely not to be forgotten!
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The good part about the list is that it’s controversial; I actually like that 😉
It brings lots of comments and evokes thought about what should really be on the list.
There are some places that are worth seeing, but overall, I’m not sure if any of these would make my top ten.
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I’ve been to 9 and am going to make sure I fill out the list.
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Wow, surprisingly I have been to quite a few of those!
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Great post! I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award, you should check it out. Thanks for giving me inspiration.
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I am stunned by the list, although I have been to 9, many are certainly not on my top 10 list. Expected Big Ben, Eiffel Tower and Colosseum in Rome to be there…
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Since places like Big Ben don’t cost to view, tourists aren’t measurable there, which makes the list “off”. Mostly, I just wanted to be reminded of the great places out there and think about what I want to do next. 🙂
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Five out of ten! Looks like I have some traveling to do. Just returned from an amazing vacation in Italy. So, it may be a while. 🙂 Hope you had a chance to check out the photos from that trip. Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast. Absolutely the best vacation ever!
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An interesting list and, as you note, you are shocked. There are a few problems with their research.
First of all, what is a tourist attraction? Union Station and Grand Central Station may have a lot of people going through them, but do commuters count as tourists? If they do, then what about Shinjuku station in Tokyo which has 3 million people a day pass through it?
Another interesting fact – 15 million people visit Mecca each year, but maybe pilgrims don’t count as tourists?
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I’ve made six out of ten. I also agree the list isn’t as exotic as I expected, but it makes sense. International tourism to America versus from America is probably highly uneven. And since at least four were in the New York area (even Boston is a few hours drive away), I wouldn’t be surprised if lots of those numbers consisted of the same tourists. Very interesting list.
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It’s so hard to pick 10 but I would go with the Taj Mahal, Stone Town in Zanzibar, Halong Bay in Vietnam, anywhere on the Camino de Santiago, the Hadrain Wall, Istanbul, Dogon Country in Mali, Bazaruto in Mozambique, St Petersburg, Santorini in Greece. Happy travels everyone!
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A strange list indeed! I really enjoyed the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, still proud of my haggling skills!
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I have been like to 9 of them but they are all in the USA. It’s almost as if Grand Bazaar snuck in accidentally!. This should be the top 10 in USA list and it kind of leaves Yellowstone out which gets as many visitors as the Mall in DC
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Six out of ten’s not bad. I haven’t been to Istanbul, but I did see Khan il Khalili in Cairo. I haven’t been to Grand Central or Union Stations, but I have been to Victoria in London. The one time I went to New York (for anything except a layover), I just popped over from New Jersey to go to a Broadway musical. There’s a whole ton of things I’d love to see in New York, but hubby isn’t interested, so it stays high on my “want to” list, but I don’t actually get there.
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Wow! Interesting 🙂
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I can tick off the three NYC entries; I suppose New York benefits from being a business hub – everyone who goes there for business would try and get to Times Square right?
Still, lies, damned lies and statistics right?
I went to Iceland a little while ago – and Jokulsarlon would be on my list; Notre Dame de Paris was nice, but I liked Sacre Couer better; Parc Guell and Sagrada Familia make Barcelona special; Great Barrier Reef is on my list, but I haven’t got there yet; New Zealanders out there might agree that much of the South Island is worth a good look.
This list was always going to be controversial though, wasn’t it?!
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Disney land in Hongkong and Grand Bazaar in Turkey, woohoo! 🙂
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I’ve only been to 2 of them, the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul and Times Square in New York. Guess I still have lots of travelling to do ahead of me.
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Hi Lesley,
Please say somewhere in Wales (UK) is on the list!!!
If not, I’ll settle for somewhere in Madrid!
Take care, Bex 🙂
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With the exception of Istanbut, I’ve done them all! Great picks!
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While these are great destinations, I cannot seriously believe that 9 out of 10 of the World’s Most Visted Tourist Attractions are in the US. What about the Louve in Paris and the British Musuem in London?
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I have been to half of them, Vegas, New York, DC, Niagra Falls, and Disney World, but I am surprised that none of the great national parks were on there.
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I’ve been to 6 out of 10. I can’t believe Fanuil Hall is on there. Haha! I’m from the Boston area, but I hate fanuil hall because it’s filled with underage drinkers/just turned 21ers and tourists!!
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9 out of 10!
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nice. very fun experience.
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I want to visit the futuristic science museum in Tokyo
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I have been to 6 of them but they are all here in the states. I agree with one of the commenters. I like Kings Canyon myself. I think natural campgrounds like Lake Tahoe are missing. Being a west coast girl.
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I think it is fun to travel and also your blogging ideas are good for social blogs. I like to write stories and enjoy my passing on some of them. Hopefully, reach people who like to read them. But if I ever want to have a “picture book” or some more action I know who to write to!! Thanks!
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Uluru!
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I have way more than ten on my bucket list.
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Lots in NYC. I guess I’ve been to 7 (some were but mere blips on my travels.)
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