Travel List for 2019

I recently came across this listing of the 20 most visited tourist attractions in the world.

How many have you been to?

I have visited 8 out of the top 10. 14 out of the top 20.

I clearly need to do a better job of getting to amusement parks. Disneyland Tokyo and Disneyland Paris are the two that kept me out of having been to all of the top 10.

However, consider the fact that 4 out of the top 10 attractions in the world on this list are Disney-owned parks. That is pretty impressive.

I was familiar with all of the attractions on the list with the exception of Everland in South Korea. It appears to be a Korean version of a Disney park. Its owners apparently beat Disney to the punch in building an amusement attraction for the affluent South Korean market. I guess Disney still could target North Korea if President Trump is successful in cutting a deal with Kim Jung-un.

Everland Amusement Park
South Korea

I was surprised that both Niagara Falls and the Great Smoky Mountain National Parks still remain so high on the list.

Niagara Falls
Still amazing after all these years

I first visited these two attractions over 50 years ago. Pretty amazing that Niagara Falls still gets more visitors than Notre Dame de Paris or The Great Wall.

If you are looking at new places to visit in 2019, this is your list.

If you need more ideas, here is another list that Travel + Leisure magazine put together. It lists the Grand Bazaar in Instanbul, Turkey as #1 and the The Zocalo in Mexico City as #2. It has Times Square as #3. It also has Central Park and Grand Central Station in New York City and the Las Vegas Strip on its top ten list so the definition of tourist attraction is different. In any event, Niagara Falls is still in the top 10 on this list.

Happy travels!