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65 World Heritage properties for which Wikidata records an annual visitor count. The figures come from different years and from different counting methods — museum tickets, park gates, city estimates — so read the ranking as an order of magnitude, not a league table.
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Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le MuraItaly · inscribed 1980 · Cultural22,200,000in 2024 - 2
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1983 · Natural12,191,834in 2024 - 3
Sydney Opera HouseAustralia · inscribed 2007 · Cultural10,900,000in 2026 - 4
GulangyuChina · inscribed 2017 · Cultural10,211,700in 2022 - 5
Historic Centre of ViennaAustria · inscribed 2001 · Cultural8,169,000in 2024 - 6
Palace of VersaillesFrance · inscribed 1979 · Cultural8,132,518in 2018 - 7
Historic Centre of PragueCzechia · inscribed 1992 · Cultural8,079,195in 2024 - 8
Taj MahalIndia · inscribed 1983 · Cultural6,532,366in 2018 - 9
Cologne CathedralGermany · inscribed 1996 · Cultural6,000,000in 2004 - 10
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy AvenueHungary · inscribed 1987 · Cultural5,300,000in 2023 - 11
Grand Canyon National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1979 · Natural4,919,163in 2024 - 12
Yellowstone National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1978 · Natural4,744,353in 2024 - 13
Acropolis of AthensGreece · inscribed 1987 · Cultural4,557,693in 2024 - 14
Yosemite National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1984 · Natural4,121,807in 2024 - 15
Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore · inscribed 2015 · Cultural4,000,000in 2012 - 16
Olympic National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1981 · Natural3,717,267in 2024 - 17
Konark Sun TempleIndia · inscribed 1984 · Cultural3,576,348in 2024 - 18
Independence HallUnited States · inscribed 1979 · Cultural3,042,598in 2023 - 19
Tower of LondonUnited Kingdom · inscribed 1988 · Cultural2,741,126in 2016 - 20
Hiroshima Peace MemorialJapan · inscribed 1996 · Cultural2,264,543in 2024 - 21
AuschwitzPoland · inscribed 1979 · Cultural1,830,000in 2024 - 22
Agra FortIndia · inscribed 1983 · Cultural1,786,883in 2024 - 23
TeotihuacanMexico · inscribed 1987 · Cultural1,785,275in 2025 - 24
Ellora CavesIndia · inscribed 1983 · Cultural1,760,583in 2024 - 25
Plitvice Lakes National ParkCroatia · inscribed 1979 · Natural1,720,331in 2017 - 26
Himeji CastleJapan · inscribed 1993 · Cultural1,532,111in 2024 - 27
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1987 · Natural1,433,593in 2024 - 28
Old city (Dubrovnik)Croatia · inscribed 1979 · Cultural1,397,052in 2024 - 29
StonehengeUnited Kingdom · inscribed 1986 · Cultural1,327,423in 2023 - 30
Piazza del Duomo, PisaItaly · inscribed 1987 · Cultural1,178,000in 2022 - 31
Humayun's TombIndia · inscribed 1993 · Cultural1,163,649in 2024 - 32
PetraJordan · inscribed 1985 · Cultural1,142,000in 2019 - 33
AngkorCambodia · inscribed 1992 · Cultural955,000in 2025 - 34
Valle dei TempliItaly · inscribed 1997 · Cultural809,934in 2022 - 35
Mammoth Cave National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1981 · Natural747,042in 2024 - 36
Everglades National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1979 · Natural741,983in 2024 - 37
Los Glaciares National ParkArgentina · inscribed 1981 · Natural688,837in 2023 - 38
Redwood National and State ParksUnited States · inscribed 1980 · Natural622,883in 2024 - 39
OlympiaGreece · inscribed 1989 · Cultural484,238in 2018 - 40
Mesa Verde National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1978 · Cultural480,065in 2024 - 41
Serengeti National ParkTanzania · inscribed 1981 · Natural430,219in 2023 - 42
Doñana National ParkSpain · inscribed 1994 · Natural392,958in 2007 - 43
Villa d'EsteItaly · inscribed 2001 · Cultural355,728in 2022 - 44
Kinabalu ParkMalaysia · inscribed 2000 · Natural324,757in 2023 - 45
Batalha MonasteryPortugal · inscribed 1983 · Cultural288,386in 2022 - 46
Mir Castle ComplexBelarus · inscribed 2000 · Cultural275,500in 2012 - 47
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkAustralia · inscribed 1987 · Mixed270,000year not given - 48
Galapagos IslandsEcuador · inscribed 1978 · Natural267,688in 2022 - 49
Convent of ChristPortugal · inscribed 1983 · Cultural260,871in 2022 - 50
Villa Romana del CasaleItaly · inscribed 1997 · Cultural227,371in 2022 - 51
AigaiGreece · inscribed 1996 · Cultural222,503in 2018 - 52
Castel del MonteItaly · inscribed 1996 · Cultural214,139in 2022 - 53
Aeolian IslandsItaly · inscribed 2000 · Natural200,000year not given - 54
Alcobaça MonasteryPortugal · inscribed 1989 · Cultural193,881in 2022 - 55
Carlsbad Caverns National ParkUnited States · inscribed 1995 · Natural183,835in 2020 - 56
Hadrian's VillaItaly · inscribed 1999 · Cultural180,452in 2022 - 57
MystrasGreece · inscribed 1989 · Cultural145,939in 2018 - 58
Museum Plantin-MoretusBelgium · inscribed 2005 · Cultural130,000in 2024 - 59
Aachen CathedralGermany · inscribed 1978 · Cultural116,300in 2019 - 60
Su Nuraxi di BaruminiItaly · inscribed 1997 · Cultural76,219in 2022 - 61
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of AquileiaItaly · inscribed 1998 · Cultural62,861in 2020 - 62
Litomyšl ChateauCzechia · inscribed 1999 · Cultural33,379in 2022 - 63
Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of NepomukCzechia · inscribed 1994 · Cultural20,246in 2021 - 64
Cordouan LighthouseFrance · inscribed 2021 · Cultural20,000year not given - 65
Cueva de las ManosArgentina · inscribed 1999 · Cultural8,000in 2020
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.