This is the list published by Forbes, based on estimated statistics of finished then year 2007.
The list is still actual with some minor changes around the second dozen.
the Strip at night
The first four scores are a bit arguable, they are taken from the global number of city visitors, that did not came especially to visit the given site.
But if you are in Vegas it is definitely hard to miss the Strip.
There were 39.2 million of visitors in Vegas, which outnumbers ten times the last positions, which got mere 4 millions of tourists each.
Seven of the 25 attractions are amusement parks, which means Disney, Disney and Disney.
Well, Disneyland features only two, not three parks, but it overpowers other Orlando themes.
And surprisingly the most visited US national park is … Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
which features almost 10 mil of visitors, over two times more than Grand Canyon.
Interesting will be spotting the influence of the new glass Skywalk for the overall number of nature lovers in Grand Canyon.
1.Times Square, New York City, N.Y
2. The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada
3. National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
4. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA
5. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL
6. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
8. Niagara Falls, N.Y.
9. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn./N.C.
10. Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
11. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Ariz./Nev.
12. Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, FL
13. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, FL
14. San Antonio River Walk, Texas
15. Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT
16. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Penn./N.J.
17. Universal Studios,Hollywood, CA
18. Metropolitan Museum, New York, N.Y.
19. Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
20. Grand Canyon, AZ
21. Busch Gardens Africa, Tampa Bay, FL
22. Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
23. SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA
24. American Museum of Natural History, NY
25. Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey
[photo courtesy of http2007]