{"id":766679,"date":"2026-05-01T20:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/766679\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:52:22","slug":"nyc-icon-cracked-top-5-in-worlds-top-attractions-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/766679\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC icon cracked top 5 in world’s top attractions list"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s an Empire State-ment.<\/p>\n

While the Empire State Building hasn\u2019t been the world\u2019s tallest in a long time, it hasn\u2019t lost its allure. The iconic skyscraper placed fourth on Tripadvisor\u2019s list of the Top Attractions in the World for 2026<\/a>, beating out such landmarks as the Louvre in Paris, France, and the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n

The list was part of the travel site\u2019s annual Travelers\u2019 Choice Awards Best of the Best rankings, which judges sites based on their \u201cvolume of above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community over 12 months. Out of their 8 million listings, just 1% achieved this lofty spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is hard-won recognition, shaped by millions of travelers who booked, showed up, and rated what was actually worth their time,\u201d said Laurel Greatrix, chief communications officer of Tripadvisor Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Empire State Building ranked fourth in the rankings. Stockbym \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Ranking number one on the list was the Royal Yacht Britannia, which served as the official vessel for the late Queen Elizabeth and the royal family for 44 years before being decommissioned in 1997.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now permanently berthed at a dock in Edinburgh, Scotland, inviting to visit this former pride of the British monarchy\u2019s excursions on the high seas.<\/p>\n

La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has been under construction for 150 years. 135pixels \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

The Royal Yacht Britannia has been permanently berthed in Leith, Edinburgh, for 28 years. PA Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Following close behind was La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona by famed architect Antoni Gaud\u00ed. <\/p>\n

Standing over 566 feet tall, the architectural marvel is the world\u2019s tallest church despite not yet being completed \u2014 it has been under construction for 150 years.<\/p>\n

Singapore\u2019s sprawling and immaculately manicured park Gardens By the Bay came in third, followed by the Empire State Building in fourth.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the glittering Cayman Crystal Caves in the Cayman Islands rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

The Big Apple overall had a great showing, with two entries in Tripadvisor\u2019s list of the Top 10 Experiences in the US for 2026: The Central Park Pedicab Guided Tours (6) and the 9\/11 Memorial Ground Zero Tour (7).<\/p>\n

Here are the Top Ten Attractions for 2026<\/p>\n

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  1. The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  2. Bas\u00edlica de la Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain<\/li>\n
  3. Gardens By the Bay, Singapore<\/li>\n
  4. Empire State Building, New York City, New York<\/li>\n
  5. Cayman Crystal Caves, Grand Cayman<\/li>\n
  6. The Real Mary King\u2019s Close, Edinburgh, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  7. Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n
  8. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France<\/li>\n
  9. Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee<\/li>\n
  10. Cachoeira Boca da On\u00e7a, Bodoquena, Brazil<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s an Empire State-ment. While the Empire State Building hasn\u2019t been the world\u2019s tallest in a long time,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":766680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,20367,9299,1165,5248,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,5331,1164,11292,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-766679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-churches","tag-empire-state-building","tag-lifestyle","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-tourism","tag-travel","tag-tripadvisor","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116501305708056764","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}