TripAdvisor Reveals Most Visited Spots by Travelers vs. Locals in Top Tourism Destinations Around the World

TRAVELERS

LOCALS

New York City

Attractions

1.  Madison Square Garden 

2.  The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum 

3.  Times Square

1.  Madison Square Garden 

2.  Bryant Park 

3.  One World Observatory – World Trade Center

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Katz's Deli

2.  Balthazar

3.  Ellen's Stardust Diner

1.  Pershing Square

2.  The Dead Rabbit

3.  Balthazar

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Hard Rock Café

2.  Shake Shack (Columbus Ave)

3.  Starbucks (Madison Ave)

1.  Shake Shack (East 86^th St)

2.  Starbucks (Columbus Ave)

3.  Starbucks (Astor Pl)

Hotels

1.  New York Hilton Midtown

2.  Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

3.  New Yorker A Wyndham Hotel

Not Applicable

Chicago

Attractions

1.  The Magnificent Mile

2.  The Art Institute of Chicago

3.  Navy Pier

1.  The Magnificent Mile

2.  United Center

3.  East Bank Club

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Quartino

2.  Girl & The Goat

3.  Chicago Cut Steakhouse

1.  Chicago French Market

2.  Chicago Cut Steakhouse

3.  Quartino

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Portillo's

2.  Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

3.  Giordano's (North Rush St)

1.  Portillo's

2.  Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

3.  Starbucks (S Drexel Ave)

Hotels

1.  Hyatt Regency Chicago

2.  The Palmer House Hilton

3.  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Not Applicable

San Francisco

Attractions

1.  Pier 39

2.  Union Square

3.  Fisherman's Wharf

1.  Ferry Building Marketplace

2.  Union Square

3.  Market Street

Restaurants: Independent

1.  The Slanted Door

2.  Scoma's

3.  Cliff House

1.  Town Hall

2.  Yank Sing (Stevenson St.)

3.  Foreign Cinema

Restaurants: Chain

1.  In-N-Out Burger

2.  Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

3.  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market

1.  The Grove – Yerba Buena

2.  Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

3.  Roam Artisan Burgers (Union St.)

Hotels

1.  Hilton San Francisco Union Square

2.  San Francisco Marriott Marquis

3.  InterContinental San Francisco

Not Applicable

Los Angeles

Attractions

1.  Universal Studios Hollywood

2.  Hollywood Walk of Fame

3.  The Original Farmer's Market

1.  Staples Center

2.  The Original Farmers Market

3.  The Grove

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Gjelina

2.  Perch

3.  Rose Cafe

1.  Rose Cafe

2.  Perch

3.  Bottega Louie

Restaurants: Chain

1.  The Ivy

2.  BCD Tofu House

3.  In-N-Out Burger

1.  BCD Tofu House

2.  IHOP

3.  Urban Plates

Hotels

1.  The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

2.  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live

3.  Hilton Los Angeles Airport

Not Applicable

London

Attractions

1.  Tower of London

2.  Borough Market

3.  British Museum

1.  Borough Market

2.  St Paul's Cathedral

3.  Sky Garden

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Duck & Waffle

2.  Novikov Restaurant & Bar

3.  The Wolseley

1.  The Folly Bar

2.  Madison

3.  Novikov Restaurant & Bar

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Dishroom Covent Garden 

2.  Five Guys

3.  Yauatcha

1.  Dishroom Covent Garden

2.  Big Easy

3.  Yauatcha

Hotels

1.  Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London

2.  Hilton London Metropole

3.  Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel

Not Applicable

Paris

Attractions

1.  Musée du Louvre

2.  Eiffel Tower

3.  Galeries Lafaytte

1.  Les Quatres Temps

2.  Les Halles

3.  Printemps

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Lafayette Gourmet

2.  L'Avenue

3.  Cafe Les Deux Magots

1.  Lafayette Gourmet

2.  Le Chalet 16

3.  Klay Saint Sauveur

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Laduree

2.  McDonald's

3.  Angelina Paris

1.  Laduree

2.  Starbucks

3.  Relais de l'Entrecote

Hotels

1.  Le Meridien Etoile

2.  Pullman Paris Montparnasse

3.  Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel

Not Applicable

Rome

Attractions

1.  Colosseum

2.  Trevi Fountain

3.  Spanish Steps

1.  Stadio Olimpico

2.  Spanish Steps

3.  Villa Borghese

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Angelino "ai Fori" dal 1947

2.  Grazia & Graziella

3.  Momart Café'

1.  Momart Café'

2.  Dolce

3.  Il Fungo - Piano Zero e Quattordicesimo Piano

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Stagioni, l'Osteria di Eataly

2.  McDonald's

3.  Hard Rock Cafe Rome

1.  Stagioni, l'Osteria di Eataly

2.  Caffe Tomeucci

3.  Mamma Pizza

Hotels

1.  Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts

2.  NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto

3.  The Westin Excelsior, Rome

Not Applicable

Barcelona

Attractions

1.  Basilica of the Sagrada Familia

2.  Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria

3.  Park Guell

1.  La Manquista

2.  L'illa Diagonal

3.  Casa Batllo

Restaurants: Independent

1.  El Nacional Barcelona

2.  Cervecería Catalana

3.  La Fonda del Port Olimpic

1.  Cervecería Catalana

2.  El Nacional Barcelona

3.  Fabrica Moritz Barcelona

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Brunch & Cake

2.  Tapas 24

3.  Bilbao Berria

1.  Bacoa - Universitat

2.  Sopa

3.  Nostrum

Hotels

1.  Barcelo Sants

2.  W Barcelona

3.  Hotel Arts Barcelona

Not Applicable

Berlin

Attractions

1.  Alexanderplatz

2.  Mauermuseum 

3.  Berlin TV Tower

1.  Alexanderplatz

2.  Mauermuseum

3.  Berlin TV Tower

Restaurants: Independent

1.  Monsieur Vuong

2.  Martkhalle Neun Berlin Kreuzberg

3.  SETs

Restaurants: Chain

1.  KaDeWe Feinschmeckerbars 

2.  Hofbräu München Berlin 

3.  Hard Rock Café Berlin 

1.  KaDeWe Feinschmeckerbars 

2.  IKEA Restaurant 

3.  Spreegold

Hotels

1.  InterContinental Berlin

2.  Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz

3.  Hilton Berlin

Not Applicable

Sydney

Attractions

1.  Sydney Opera House

2.  Darling Harbour

3.  Bondi Beach

1.  Olympic Stadium

2.  Sydney Opera House

3.  The Star

Restaurants: Independent

1.  The Grounds of Alexandria

2.  The Glenmore

3.  The Beresford

1.  The Grounds of Alexandria

2.  The Beresford

3.  The Sheaf

Restaurants: Chain

1.  Hard Rock Cafe

2.  Pancakes on the Rocks

3.  Ribs and Rumps

1.  Salt Meats Cheese

2.  McDonald's

3.  Hard Rock Cafe

Hotels

1.  Shangri-La Hotel Sydney

2.  The Westin Sydney

3.  InterContinental Sydney

Not Applicable