The most overhyped attractions, worldwide
Ranked by the Hype Gap: how far the real visit falls below its fame. Overhyped doesn’t always mean skip; open each one for who it still works for.
Skip itReality 34 −561Disneyland Paris★ 4.5
Skip itReality 39 −482London Eye★ 4.5
Skip itReality 35 −443Dole Plantation★ 4.2
Worth it if…Reality 50 −444Times Square★ 4.7
Skip itReality 44 −375Duke's★ 4.4
Worth it if…Reality 50 −376Park Güell★ 4.4
Skip itReality 49 −377Camp Nou★ 4.6
Skip itReality 43 −368Spanish Steps★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 51 −359Buckingham Palace★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 59 −3510Eiffel Tower★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 59 −3511Louvre★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 53 −3512Tokyo Skytree★ 4.4
Skip itReality 46 −3513Tonnarello★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 50 −3414Camden Market★ 4.6
Skip itReality 39 −3415Madame Tussauds★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 56 −3416Rockefeller Center★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 64 −3217Colosseum★ 4.8
Worth it if…Reality 59 −3018Vatican Museums★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 65 −2919Arc de Triomphe★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 63 −2920Casa Batlló★ 4.7
Skip itReality 45 −2921Hanauma Bay★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 65 −2922Trevi Fountain★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 59 −2823La Boqueria★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 50 −2724Harrods★ 4.4
Worth it if…Reality 58 −2625Empire State Building★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 65 −2626St. Peter's Dome★ 4.8
Worth it if…Reality 65 −2527Diamond Head★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 56 −2428Tuileries Garden★ 4.6
Skip itReality 35 −2329Honolulu Zoo★ 4.2
Skip itReality 46 −2230Campo de' Fiori★ 4.4
Skip itReality 45 −2231Chelsea Market★ 4.6
Skip itReality 45 −2132Montjuïc Castle★ 4.4
Skip itReality 39 −2133M&M's Times Square★ 4.4
Skip itReality 24 −2134Sea Life Park★ 4.1
Worth it if…Reality 60 −2135Statue of Liberty★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 61 −2036Covent Garden★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 64 −2037Polynesian Cultural Center★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 54 −2038Waikīkī Beach★ 4.6
Skip itReality 44 −1939Aquarium Barcelona★ 4.1
Worth it if…Reality 65 −1940Trocadéro★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 50 −1941Tsukiji Outer Market★ 4.2
Skip itReality 39 −1942Vessel★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 64 −1843Borough Market★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 61 −1744Arc de Triomf★ 4.6
Worth itReality 79 −1745Sagrada Família★ 4.8
Worth it if…Reality 64 −1746Castel Sant'Angelo★ 4.7
Skip itReality 45 −1747Tibidabo★ 4.4
Worth itReality 70 −1748Tokyo Tower★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 59 −1749teamLab Planets★ 4.5
Skip itReality 36 −1650Giovanni's★ 4.4
Worth itReality 70 −1651Versailles★ 4.6
Worth itReality 75 −1652Tower Bridge★ 4.8
Worth it if…Reality 69 −1553Kualoa Ranch★ 4.7
Worth itReality 73 −1554DisneySea★ 4.5
Worth itReality 70 −1455Orsay★ 4.8
Skip itReality 41 −1456Poble Espanyol★ 4.2
Worth it if…Reality 61 −1457Tate Modern★ 4.5
Worth itReality 76 −1458British Museum★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 64 −1459Top of the Rock★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 69 −1460Tower of London★ 4.7The numbers
| # | Place | Verdict | Hype | Reality | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disneyland Paris · Paris | Skip it | 90 | 34 | −56 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (326,611) |
| 2 | London Eye · London | Skip it | 87 | 39 | −48 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (205,783) |
| 3 | Dole Plantation · Oʻahu | Skip it | 79 | 35 | −44 · Overhyped | ★ 4.2 (38,922) |
| 4 | Times Square · New York City | Worth it if… | 94 | 50 | −44 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (249,420) |
| 5 | Duke's · Oʻahu | Skip it | 81 | 44 | −37 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (19,577) |
| 6 | Park Güell · Barcelona | Worth it if… | 87 | 50 | −37 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (243,645) |
| 7 | Camp Nou · Barcelona | Skip it | 86 | 49 | −37 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (170,130) |
| 8 | Spanish Steps · Rome | Skip it | 79 | 43 | −36 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (113,852) |
| 9 | Buckingham Palace · London | Worth it if… | 86 | 51 | −35 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (196,172) |
| 10 | Eiffel Tower · Paris | Worth it if… | 94 | 59 | −35 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (498,057) |
| 11 | Louvre · Paris | Worth it if… | 94 | 59 | −35 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (380,259) |
| 12 | Tokyo Skytree · Tokyo | Worth it if… | 88 | 53 | −35 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (120,487) |
| 13 | Tonnarello · Rome | Skip it | 81 | 46 | −35 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (110,502) |
| 14 | Camden Market · London | Worth it if… | 84 | 50 | −34 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (153,323) |
| 15 | Madame Tussauds · London | Skip it | 73 | 39 | −34 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (86,827) |
| 16 | Rockefeller Center · New York City | Worth it if… | 90 | 56 | −34 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (202,716) |
| 17 | Colosseum · Rome | Worth it if… | 96 | 64 | −32 · Overhyped | ★ 4.8 (508,324) |
| 18 | Vatican Museums · Rome | Worth it if… | 89 | 59 | −30 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (212,110) |
| 19 | Arc de Triomphe · Paris | Worth it if… | 94 | 65 | −29 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (300,959) |
| 20 | Casa Batlló · Barcelona | Worth it if… | 92 | 63 | −29 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (220,954) |
| 21 | Hanauma Bay · Oʻahu | Skip it | 74 | 45 | −29 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (2,118) |
| 22 | Trevi Fountain · Rome | Worth it if… | 94 | 65 | −29 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (527,040) |
| 23 | La Boqueria · Barcelona | Worth it if… | 87 | 59 | −28 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (217,304) |
| 24 | Harrods · London | Worth it if… | 77 | 50 | −27 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (129,061) |
| 25 | Empire State Building · New York City | Worth it if… | 84 | 58 | −26 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (130,581) |
| 26 | St. Peter's Dome · Rome | Worth it if… | 91 | 65 | −26 · Overhyped | ★ 4.8 (184,700) |
| 27 | Diamond Head · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 90 | 65 | −25 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (17,357) |
| 28 | Tuileries Garden · Paris | Worth it if… | 80 | 56 | −24 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (119,827) |
| 29 | Honolulu Zoo · Oʻahu | Skip it | 58 | 35 | −23 · Overhyped | ★ 4.2 (10,450) |
| 30 | Campo de' Fiori · Rome | Skip it | 68 | 46 | −22 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (71,838) |
| 31 | Chelsea Market · New York City | Skip it | 67 | 45 | −22 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (52,419) |
| 32 | Montjuïc Castle · Barcelona | Skip it | 66 | 45 | −21 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (62,212) |
| 33 | M&M's Times Square · New York City | Skip it | 60 | 39 | −21 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (42,156) |
| 34 | Sea Life Park · Oʻahu | Skip it | 45 | 24 | −21 · Overhyped | ★ 4.1 (5,723) |
| 35 | Statue of Liberty · New York City | Worth it if… | 81 | 60 | −21 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (112,748) |
| 36 | Covent Garden · London | Worth it if… | 81 | 61 | −20 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (126,730) |
| 37 | Polynesian Cultural Center · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 84 | 64 | −20 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (24,542) |
| 38 | Waikīkī Beach · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 74 | 54 | −20 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (1,301) |
| 39 | Aquarium Barcelona · Barcelona | Skip it | 63 | 44 | −19 · Overhyped | ★ 4.1 (76,071) |
| 40 | Trocadéro · Paris | Worth it if… | 84 | 65 | −19 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (152,943) |
| 41 | Tsukiji Outer Market · Tokyo | Worth it if… | 69 | 50 | −19 · Overhyped | ★ 4.2 (56,247) |
| 42 | Vessel · New York City | Skip it | 58 | 39 | −19 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (29,211) |
| 43 | Borough Market · London | Worth it if… | 82 | 64 | −18 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (131,796) |
| 44 | Arc de Triomf · Barcelona | Worth it if… | 78 | 61 | −17 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (102,019) |
| 45 | Sagrada Família · Barcelona | Worth it | 96 | 79 | −17 · Overhyped | ★ 4.8 (336,344) |
| 46 | Castel Sant'Angelo · Rome | Worth it if… | 81 | 64 | −17 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (112,104) |
| 47 | Tibidabo · Barcelona | Skip it | 62 | 45 | −17 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (48,992) |
| 48 | Tokyo Tower · Tokyo | Worth it | 87 | 70 | −17 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (101,614) |
| 49 | teamLab Planets · Tokyo | Worth it if… | 76 | 59 | −17 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (57,306) |
| 50 | Giovanni's · Oʻahu | Skip it | 52 | 36 | −16 · Overhyped | ★ 4.4 (7,800) |
| 51 | Versailles · Paris | Worth it | 86 | 70 | −16 · Overhyped | ★ 4.6 (171,799) |
| 52 | Tower Bridge · London | Worth it | 91 | 75 | −16 · Overhyped | ★ 4.8 (186,757) |
| 53 | Kualoa Ranch · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 84 | 69 | −15 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (22,202) |
| 54 | DisneySea · Tokyo | Worth it | 88 | 73 | −15 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (110,217) |
| 55 | Orsay · Paris | Worth it | 84 | 70 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.8 (117,911) |
| 56 | Poble Espanyol · Barcelona | Skip it | 55 | 41 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.2 (41,581) |
| 57 | Tate Modern · London | Worth it if… | 75 | 61 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (84,188) |
| 58 | British Museum · London | Worth it | 90 | 76 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.5 (3,481) |
| 59 | Top of the Rock · New York City | Worth it if… | 78 | 64 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (93,002) |
| 60 | Tower of London · London | Worth it if… | 83 | 69 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (122,613) |