Top Tourist Attractions In Paris

What are the top tourist attractions in Paris?
...is a question we've been asked many times.

We've often assumed that it was the usual Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Arc de Triomphe...

And then we started thinking about it a little more.

Paris is the world's number one tourist destination, and it's been estimated that around 30 million visit every year.

Mon Dieu! That's alot of people!

We were curious to see the 'official' facts and statistics. How many millions visit Paris every year? How many tourists head up the Eiffel Tower?

Does the Eiffel Tower come out as #1 on the list of tourist attractions in Paris?

Mais...non!

Eiffel Tower

Here are the latest numbers from the Paris Office of Tourism Statistics. Very interesting!

We've provided some of the most popular tourist attractions in Paris, together with how many visitors per year (in millions).

Look what made it to the top....

ATTRACTIONS	MILLIONS PER YEAR
Disneyland	12.8
Cathédrale Notre Dame	12
Musée du Louvre	8.3
Tour Eiffel	6.7
Centre Georges Pompidou	5.1
Château de Versailles	4
Cité des Sciences de la Villette, Paris	3.1
Musée d'Orsay	3
Arc de Triomphe, Paris	1.3
Musée de l'Armée, Paris	1.1
Sainte Chapelle	.8
Musée Grévin	.7

*Paris Office of Tourism Statistics Office

As you can see, these attractions in Paris are very, very popular!

If this is your first time to Paris, or you'd like to see a selection of monuments and museums, you might like to read our Famous Places in Paris page for more info!