The Most Popular Attractions In Cities Around The World

Knowing the local hotspots in a destination you’re visiting can help you fill your itinerary with authentic finds and hidden gems.

TripAdvisor has just launched a Check-Index, showcasing which areas travelers and locals frequent most often in major tourism destinations across the globe.

Using mobile check-ins at locations ranging from restaurants to attractions and hotels, the travel site has put together a list that showcases where tourists’ and locals’ interests overlap, and the alternative finds locals enjoy that often aren’t on tourists’ travel itineraries.

From San Francisco to Berlin, here are the spots travelers and locals visit most in popular cities.

New York City
Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

1. Madison Square Garden

2. The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum

3. Times Square

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Madison Square Garden

2. Bryant Park

3. One World Observatory—World Trade Center

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Katz’s Deli

2. Balthazar

3. Ellen’s Stardust Diner

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Pershing Square

2. The Dead Rabbit

3. Balthazar

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Hard Rock Cafe

2. Shake Shack (Columbus Avenue)

3. Starbucks (Madison Avenue)

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Shake Shack (East 86 Street)

2. Starbucks (Columbus Avenue)

3. Starbucks (Astor Place)

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. New York Hilton Midtown

2. Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

3. The New Yorker, A Wyndham Hotel

   Chicago
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. The Magnificent Mile

5. The Art Institute of Chicago

6. Navy Pier

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. The Magnificent Mile

2. United Center

3. East Bank Club

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Quartino

2. Girl and The Goat

3. Chicago Cut Steakhouse

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Chicago French Market

2. Chicago Cut Steakhouse

3. Quartino

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Portillo’s

2. Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe

3. Giordano’s (North Rush Street)

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Portillo’s

2. Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe

3. Starbucks (South Drexel Avenue)

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Hyatt Regency Chicago

2. The Palmer House Hilton

3. Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

   San Francisco
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. Pier 39

5. Union Square

6. Fisherman’s Wharf

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Ferry Building Marketplace

2. Union Square

3. Market Street

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. The Slanted Door

2. Scoma’s

3. Cliff House

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Town Hall

2. Yank Sing (Stevenson Street)

3. Foreign Cinema

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. In-N-Out Burger

2. Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

3. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. The Grove—Yerba Buena

2. Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

3. Roam Artisan Burgers (Union Street)

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Hilton San Francisco Union Square

2. San Francisco Marriott Marquis

3. InterContinental San Francisco

   Los Angeles

Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

1. Universal Studios Hollywood

2. Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. The Original Farmers Market

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Staples Center

2. The Original Farmers Market

3. The Grove

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Gjelina

2. Perch

3. The Rose Venice

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. The Rose Venice

2. Perch

3. Bottega Louie

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. The Ivy

2. BCD Tofu House

3. In-N-Out Burger

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. BCD Tofu House

2. IHOP

3. Urban Plates

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites

2. JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live

3. Hilton Los Angeles Airport

   London
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. Tower of London

5. Borough Market

6. British Museum

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Borough Market

2. St. Paul’s Cathedral

3. Sky Garden

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Duck and Waffle

2. Novikov Restaurant and Bar

3. The Wolseley

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. The Folly Bar

2. Madison

3. Novikov Restaurant and Bar

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Dishoom Covent Garden

2. Five Guys

3. Yauatcha

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Dishoom Covent Garden

2. Big Easy

3. Yauatcha

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London

2. Hilton London Metropole

3. Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel

   Paris
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. The Louvre

5. Eiffel Tower

6. Galeries Lafayette

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Les Quatre Temps

2. Les Halles

3. Printemps

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Lafayette Gourmet

2. L’Avenue

3. Les Deux Magots

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Lafayette Gourmet

2. Le Chalet 16

3. Klay Saint Sauveur

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Laduree

2. McDonald’s

3. Angelina Paris

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Laduree

2. Starbucks

3. Le Relais de l’Entrecote

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Le Meridien Etoile

2. Pullman Paris Montparnasse

3. Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel

   Rome
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. Colosseum

5. Trevi Fountain

6. Spanish Steps

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Stadio Olimpico

2. Spanish Steps

3. Villa Borghese

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Angelino al Fori dal 1947

2. Grazia and Graziella

3. Momart Cafe

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Momart Cafe

2. Dolce

3. Il Fungo—Piano Zero e Quattordicesimo Piano

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Stagioni, l’Osteria di Eataly

2. McDonald’s

3. Hard Rock Cafe Rome

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Stagioni, l’Osteria di Eataly

2. Caffe Tomeucci

3. Mamma Pizza

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts

2. NH Collection Rome Vittorio Veneto

3. The Westin Excelsior, Rome

   Barcelona

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Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

1. Basílica de la Sagrada Família

2. Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria

3. Park Guell

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. La Maquinista

2. L’illa Diagonal

3. Casa Batllo

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. El Nacional Barcelona

2. Cerveceria Catalana

3. La Fonda del Port Olimpic

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Cerveceria Catalana

2. El Nacional Barcelona

3. Fabrica Moritz Barcelona

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Brunch and Cake

2. Tapas 24

3. Bilbao Berria

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Bacoa—Universitat

2. Sopa

3. Nostrum

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Barcelo Sants

2. W Barcelona

3. Hotel Arts Barcelona

   Berlin
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. Alexanderplatz

5. Mauermuseum

6. Berlin TV Tower

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Alexanderplatz

2. Mauermuseum

3. Berlin TV Tower

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Monsieur Vuong

2. Burgermeister

3. KaffeeMitte

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Monsieur Vuong

2. Markthalle Neun

3. Sets

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. KaDeWe Feinschmecker

2. Hofbrau Munchen

3. Hard Rock Cafe Berlin

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. KaDeWe Feinschmecker

2. Ikea

3. Spreegold

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. InterContinental Berlin

2. Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz

3. Hilton Berlin

   Sydney
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. Sydney Opera House

5. Darling Harbour

6. Bondi Beach

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Olympic Stadium

2. Sydney Opera House

3. The Star

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. The Grounds of Alexandria

2. The Glenmore

3. The Beresford

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Salt Meats Cheese

2. McDonald’s

3. Hard Rock Cafe

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Shangri-La Hotel Sydney

2. The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

3. InterContinental Sydney

   Bangkok
   Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

4. Khao San Road

5. Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)

6. Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

1. Siriraj Medical Museum

2. Lumpini Park

3. Ganesha Shrine

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Thip Samai

2. Go Ang—Pratunam Chicken Rice Restaurant

3. T&K Seafood

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Roast

2. Papaya

3. Thip Samai

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Secret Recipe Cafe

2. Hard Rock Cafe Bangkok

3. Baan Khanita by the River

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. After You Dessert Cafe—Intersect Rama 3

2. Secret Recipe Cafe

3. MK Restaurant

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. Pathumwan Princess Hotel

2. Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

3. Amari Watergate Bangkok

Knowing the local hotspots in a destination you’re visiting can help you fill your itinerary with authentic finds and hidden gems.

TripAdvisor has just launched a Check-Index, showcasing which areas travelers and locals frequent most often in major tourism destinations across the globe.

Using mobile check-ins at locations ranging from restaurants to attractions and hotels, the travel site has put together a list that showcases where tourists’ and locals’ interests overlap, and the alternative finds locals enjoy that often aren’t on tourists’ travel itineraries.

From San Francisco to Berlin, here are the spots travelers and locals visit most in popular cities.

New York City

Attractions Tourists Visit Most:

1. Madison Square Garden

2. The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum

3. Times Square

Attractions Locals Visit Most:

2. Bryant Park

3. One World Observatory—World Trade Center

Independent Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Katz’s Deli

2. Balthazar

3. Ellen’s Stardust Diner

Independent Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Pershing Square

2. The Dead Rabbit

3. Balthazar

Chain Restaurants Tourists Visit Most:

1. Hard Rock Cafe

2. Shake Shack (Columbus Avenue)

3. Starbucks (Madison Avenue)

Chain Restaurants Locals Visit Most:

1. Shake Shack (East 86 Street)

2. Starbucks (Columbus Avenue)

3. Starbucks (Astor Place)

Hotels Tourists Stay at Most:

1. New York Hilton Midtown

2. Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

3. The New Yorker, A Wyndham Hotel

Chicago

1. The Magnificent Mile

2. The Art Institute of Chicago

3. Navy Pier

4. United Center

5. East Bank Club

6. Quartino

7. Girl and The Goat

8. Chicago Cut Steakhouse

9. Chicago French Market

10. Chicago Cut Steakhouse

11. Quartino

12. Portillo’s

13. Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe

14. Giordano’s (North Rush Street)

15. Starbucks (South Drexel Avenue)

16. Hyatt Regency Chicago

17. The Palmer House Hilton

18. Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

San Francisco

1. Pier 39

2. Union Square

3. Fisherman’s Wharf

4. Ferry Building Marketplace

5. Market Street

6. The Slanted Door

7. Scoma’s

8. Cliff House

9. Town Hall

10. Yank Sing (Stevenson Street)

11. Foreign Cinema

12. In-N-Out Burger

13. Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

14. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market

15. The Grove—Yerba Buena

16. Roam Artisan Burgers (Union Street)

17. Hilton San Francisco Union Square

18. San Francisco Marriott Marquis

19. InterContinental San Francisco

Los Angeles

1. Universal Studios Hollywood

2. Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. The Original Farmers Market

4. Staples Center

5. The Original Farmers Market

6. The Grove

7. Gjelina

8. Perch

9. The Rose Venice

10. The Rose Venice

11. Bottega Louie

12. The Ivy

13. BCD Tofu House

14. In-N-Out Burger

15. BCD Tofu House

16. IHOP

17. Urban Plates

18. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites

19. JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live

20. Hilton Los Angeles Airport

London

1. Tower of London

2. Borough Market

3. British Museum

4. Borough Market

5. St. Paul’s Cathedral

6. Sky Garden

7. Duck and Waffle

8. Novikov Restaurant and Bar

9. The Wolseley

10. The Folly Bar

11. Madison

12. Novikov Restaurant and Bar

13. Dishoom Covent Garden

14. Five Guys

15. Yauatcha

16. Big Easy

17. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London

18. Hilton London Metropole

19. Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel

Paris

1. The Louvre

2. Eiffel Tower

3. Galeries Lafayette

4. Les Quatre Temps

5. Les Halles

6. Printemps

7. Lafayette Gourmet

8. L’Avenue

9. Les Deux Magots

10. Le Chalet 16

11. Klay Saint Sauveur

12. Laduree

13. McDonald’s

14. Angelina Paris

15. Starbucks

16. Le Relais de l’Entrecote

17. Le Meridien Etoile

18. Pullman Paris Montparnasse

19. Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel

Rome

1. Colosseum

2. Trevi Fountain

3. Spanish Steps

4. Stadio Olimpico

5. Spanish Steps

6. Villa Borghese

7. Angelino al Fori dal 1947

8. Grazia and Graziella

9. Momart Cafe

10. Momart Cafe

11. Dolce

12. Il Fungo—Piano Zero e Quattordicesimo Piano

13. Stagioni, l’Osteria di Eataly

14. Hard Rock Cafe Rome

15. Caffe Tomeucci

16. Mamma Pizza

17. Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts

18. NH Collection Rome Vittorio Veneto

19. The Westin Excelsior, Rome

Barcelona

1. Basílica de la Sagrada Família

2. Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria

3. Park Guell

4. La Maquinista

5. L’illa Diagonal

6. Casa Batllo

7. El Nacional Barcelona

8. Cerveceria Catalana

9. La Fonda del Port Olimpic

10. Cerveceria Catalana

11. El Nacional Barcelona

12. Fabrica Moritz Barcelona

13. Brunch and Cake

14. Tapas 24

15. Bilbao Berria

16. Bacoa—Universitat

17. Sopa

18. Nostrum

19. Barcelo Sants

20. W Barcelona

21. Hotel Arts Barcelona

Berlin

1. Alexanderplatz

2. Mauermuseum

3. Berlin TV Tower

4. Monsieur Vuong

5. Burgermeister

6. KaffeeMitte

7. Markthalle Neun

8. Sets

9. KaDeWe Feinschmecker

10. Hofbrau Munchen

11. Hard Rock Cafe Berlin

12. Ikea

13. Spreegold

14. InterContinental Berlin

15. Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz

16. Hilton Berlin

Sydney

1. Sydney Opera House

2. Darling Harbour

3. Bondi Beach

4. Olympic Stadium

5. Sydney Opera House

6. The Star

7. The Grounds of Alexandria

8. The Glenmore

9. The Beresford

10. Salt Meats Cheese

11. Hard Rock Cafe

12. Shangri-La Hotel Sydney

13. The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

14. InterContinental Sydney

Bangkok

1. Khao San Road

2. Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)

3. Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)

4. Siriraj Medical Museum

5. Lumpini Park

6. Ganesha Shrine

7. Thip Samai

8. Go Ang—Pratunam Chicken Rice Restaurant

9. T&K Seafood

10. Roast

11. Papaya

12. Thip Samai

13. Secret Recipe Cafe

14. Hard Rock Cafe Bangkok

15. Baan Khanita by the River

16. After You Dessert Cafe—Intersect Rama 3

17. Secret Recipe Cafe

18. MK Restaurant

19. Pathumwan Princess Hotel

20. Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

21. Amari Watergate Bangkok