With all the places to travel in the world and all the things to see, there are still more than 75 million tourists that visit these top 2 destinations. The top 2 most popular tourist destinations are none other than New York and Las Vegas. With New York being the most popular tourist destination of the two it received 45.2 million visitors last year. That number fell 3% from 2008 mostly because of the decline in travel due to the economy. New York city has been the most popular tourist destination in America since 1990 and has yet to let up. What do you think makes New York city the most popular tourist destination? Could it be the people, the Broadway shows, Times Square, the museums, or maybe architecture and style of the city. Since there are so many things to do in New York it is hard to tell what makes tourists decided on this particular location.
And for the second most popular tourist destination, Las Vegas, it brings in more than 31 million tourist per year. Las Vegas ranks high on the list of most popular tourist destinations because of its glitz and glam. It is internationally known for gambling, shopping and entertainment. Being the second most popular tourist destination behind New York is not that big of deal to people of Las Vegas. Las Vegas may be in second when it comes to popular tourist destinations, but it sure knows how to rake in the money like its number one. With some of the biggest names in show business such as Wayne Newton, sold out boxing matches, and the celebrity and athlete presence it is no wonder tourists are attracted to this destination.
The list of most popular tourist destinations includes more than just cities, the list has amusement parks, malls, museums, and parks. Some of the most notable of the tourist destinations are Disney World’s Magic Kingdom(5), Niagara Falls(8), SeaWorld Florida(13), and the Grand Canyon(20). With the wide variety of things to do on last years most popular tourist destinations there is no question that the United States is the most popular tourist destination as far as countries go.
Question: With all the most popular tourist destinations, where is your favorite destination to travel?
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