World’s best tourist attractions revealed — NYC icon cracked the top 5
The Empire State Building ranked fourth in Tripadvisor's 2026 list of the world's top tourist attractions, surpassing landmarks like the Louvre and the Colosseum. The Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh took the top spot, followed by La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and Gardens By the Bay in Singapore. The rankings are based on traveler reviews and ratings collected over a 12-month period across Tripadvisor's 8 million listings.
- ▪The Empire State Building was ranked fourth in Tripadvisor's 2026 list of top global attractions.
- ▪The Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh was named the world's number one attraction for 2026.
- ▪La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, still under construction after 150 years, ranked second.
- ▪Gardens By the Bay in Singapore placed third, while the Cayman Crystal Caves rounded out the top five.
- ▪New York City had two entries in Tripadvisor’s Top 10 Experiences in the US for 2026.
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Travel World’s best tourist attractions revealed — NYC icon cracked the top 5 By Ben Cost Published May 1, 2026, 4:47 p.m. ET Singapore's Gardens By the Bay rated No. 3 in the Tripadvisor roundup. Richie Chan - stock.adobe.com It’s an Empire State-ment. While the Empire State Building hasn’t been the world’s tallest in a long time, it hasn’t lost its allure. The iconic skyscraper placed fourth on Tripadvisor’s list of the Top Attractions in the World for 2026, beating out such landmarks as the Louvre in Paris, France, and the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The list was part of the travel site’s annual Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best rankings, which judges sites based on their “volume of above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community over 12 months.
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