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LONDON EYE
ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
TOWER OF LONDON
4 million visitors a year
2 million visitors a year
3 million visitors a year
2.5 hours average wait time
1 hour average wait time
1.5 hours average wait time
It rotates at 26cm per second,
twice as fast as a tortoise sprinting.
M
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The venue for Prince Charles and
Princess Diana’s wedding in 1981.
There are over 23,500 jewels
on display in the Tower.
LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
WITH 5 EXTRA HOURS
YOU COULD...
TA X I
Go for afternoon tea
Travel to Platform 9 ¾
Follow in The Beatles’
footsteps on Abbey Road
CATACOMBS
THE LOUVRE
EIFFEL TOWER
250,000 visitors a year
10 million visitors a year
7 million visitors a year
2 hours average wait time
1 hour average wait time
2 hours average wait time
An underground gravesite
for 6 million Parisians.
The museum is said to be haunted
by a phantom called Belphégor.
There are 20,000 light bulbs
covering the Eiffel Tower.
PARIS
FRANCE
WITH 5 EXTRA HOURS
YOU COULD...
Have that extra croissant
Take a stroll along the Seine
TA X I
Explore the historic
Marais district
ST PETER’S BASILICA
SISTINE CHAPEL
VATICAN MUSEUMS
COLOSSEUM
Michelangelo designed the
basilica’s main dome.
Every new pope is elected
in the Sistine Chapel.
The Vatican is the smallest
country in the world.
The Colosseum has over 80
entrances and 36 trap doors.
7 million visitors a year
5 million visitors a year
4 million visitors a year
5 million visitors a year
1.5 hours average wait time
2 hours average wait time
2 hours average wait time
2 hours average wait time
ROME
ITALY
WITH 7.5 EXTRA HOURS
YOU COULD...
Make a wish at the
Trevi Fountain
I X AT
Order an extra scoop of gelato
Watch the sunset from the
Spanish Steps
EMPIRE STATE
BUILDING
THE METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART
THE TOP OF
THE ROCK
4 million visitors a year
6.2 million visitors a year
2.5 million visitors a year
1.5 hours average wait time
1 hour average wait time
30 mins average wait time
The Empire State Building was
erected in only 11 months.
Van Gogh's Starry Night is one
of the most popular paintings.
The deck was designed to
replicate a grand ocean liner.
NEW YORK
USA
WITH 3 EXTRA HOURS
YOU COULD...
TA X I
TA X I
Try the famous Cronut
Explore the HighLine
Take a stroll around
Central Park
VAN GOGH MUSEUM
ANNE FRANK HOUSE
RIJKSMUSEUM
1.6 million visitors a year
1.3 million visitors a year
2.5 million visitors a year
1.5 hours average wait time
2.5 hours average wait time
1 hour average wait time
Van Gogh made approximately
900 paintings in 10 years.
Her diary has been translated into
70 different languages so far.
The museum has 80 rooms
spread over 1.5km.
AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS
WITH 5 EXTRA HOURS
YOU COULD...
Explore the canals by bike
Hang out in De Pijp
Eat cheese! Gouda is the
local speciality
CASA BATLLO
PICASSO MUSEUM
SAGRADA FAMILIA
600,000 visitors a year
1 million visitors a year
2.5 million visitors a year
1.5 hours average wait time
1 hour average wait time
1.5 hours average wait time
The rooms can be individually
rented for private events.
Picasso's full name has
23 words.
Building commenced in 1884
and continues to this day.
BARCELONA
SPAIN
WITH 4 EXTRA HOURS
YOU COULD...
Sample even more tapas
Learn how to dance Flamenco
TA X I
Head over to Camp Nou,
home of Barcelona FC
OTHER
TOP ATTRACTIONS
VISITORS
A YEAR
PARIS, FRANCE
Musée d'Orsay
Notre-Dame
Palace of Versailles
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
3.5 million
13 million
5 million
10.5 million
AVERAGE
WAIT TIME
1 hour
2 hours
2 hours
1 hour
BERLIN, GERMANY
Neues Museum
Pergamon Museum
TV Tower
1 million
1 million
1.2 million
1 hour
1.5 hours
1.5 hours
MUNICH, GERMANY
Neuschwanstein Castle
1.3 million
1.5 hours
AGRA, INDIA
Taj Mahal
7.5 million
1 hour
FLORENCE & PISA, ITALY
Leaning Tower of Pisa
1.2 million
Uffizi Gallery
2 million
1 hour
45 minutes
VENICE, ITALY
Saint Mark's Basilica
Doge's Palace
45 minutes
2.5 hours
5 million
1.5 million
VISITORS
A YEAR
AVERAGE
WAIT TIME
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Hagia Sophia
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Topkapi Palace
3 million
5 million
3.3 million
1.5 hours
30 minutes
45 minutes
DUBAI, UAE
Burj Khalifa
1.9 million
1.5 hours
LONDON, UK
London Dungeon
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
750,000
3 million
1.4 million
1 hour
45 minutes
30 minutes
EDINBURGH & STIRLING, UK
Edinburgh Castle
1.5 million
Stirling Castle
450,000
45 minutes
30 minutes
NEW YORK, USA
Statue of Liberty
1.5 hours
Sources:
www.worldheritagesite.org | www.travelandleisure.com | alva.org.uk | www.waitamoment.co.uk | www.getyourguide.com | www.nytimes.com
4.2 million
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