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Attraction Ranking Rank Museum Location Country Visitors (2023) [1] 1: British Museum: London: England: 5,820,860 2: Natural History Museum: London: England: 5,688,786
Category: Landmarks in the United Kingdom. 10 languages. ... Monuments and memorials to presidents of the United States in the United Kingdom (10 P) S.
Porthchapel Beach in Cornwall, a popular surfing destination Warwick Castle, one of England's best preserved The world famous Natural History Museum in London. This article contains lists of tourist attractions in England. Abbeys and priories in England; List of amusement parks in the United Kingdom
There are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. [2] The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, six in Scotland, four in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn ...
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
For detailed lists of tourist attractions in the countries of the United Kingdom see: List of tourist attractions in England List of tourist attractions in Northern Ireland
Tourism plays a significant part in the economic life of England.In 2018, the United Kingdom as a whole was the world's 10th most visited country for tourists, [2] and 17 of the United Kingdom's 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites fall within England.
Westminster Abbey, founded 1065, completed c. 1090. The historic buildings of the United Kingdom date from prehistoric times onwards. The earliest are Neolithic buildings and these are followed by those of ancient, medieval and modern times, all exemplifying the architecture of the United Kingdom.