It is an often unforgettable part of any trip. Viewpoints have quickly become a tourist attraction, but also a selling point for some cities. Based on data from the tourism website TripAdvisor, the website Remitly has unveiled a ranking of the most beautiful viewpoints in the world.
To arrive at this ranking, the money transfer site scoured thousands of reviews left by travellers on the TripAdvisor website on more than 260 cities around the world. Every positive review that contained the word "view" was recorded to produce a list of the most popular landmarks around the world.
The Eiffel Tower in 3rd place
And it was the Top of the Rock, the observatory at the top of Rockefeller Center in New York, that took the top spot, garnering nearly 42,000 positive comments on its breathtaking view of the Big Apple skyline. In second place was the London Eye, with almost 35,000 comments praising its view of the English capital and its monuments. Finally, the Eiffel Tower completes the podium with over 32,000 positive comments on the view offered by the Parisian Iron Lady.
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Ranking of the most beautiful viewpoints in the world
Top of the Rock, New York (USA), 42,555
London Eye, London (England), 34,972
Eiffel Tower, Paris (France), 32,875
Burj Khalifa, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 28,518
Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, 21,524
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh(Scotland), 16,896
Guinness Storehouse, Dublin (Ireland), 15,590
Charles Bridge, Prague (Czech Republic), 13,685
CN Tower, Toronto (Canada), 13,299
Parc Güell, Barcelona (Spain), 12,513
Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence (Italy), 12,359
Halászbástya (Fishermen's Bastion), Budapest (Hungary), 11,467
Dubrovnik Walls, Dubrovnik(Croatia), 11,433
Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík (Iceland), 10,723
Singapore Flyer, Singapore, 10,079