The most underrated attractions, worldwide
Ranked by the Hype Gap: how much better the real visit is than its fame suggests. Only places with a Reality score of 60+ qualify.
Worth itReality 70 +621Saint-Ouen Flea Market★ 4.2
Worth itReality 76 +592Appian Way★ 4.6
Worth itReality 76 +573Governors Island★ 4.7
Worth itReality 70 +554West End theatre★ 4.5
Worth itReality 71 +525Lyon Arboretum★ 4.7
Worth itReality 81 +496Tokyo Station (Marunouchi side)★ 4.5
Worth itReality 89 +487San Clemente★ 4.7
Worth itReality 71 +488Flushing★ 4.1
Worth it if…Reality 61 +489Kakaʻako Murals★ 4.4
Worth itReality 73 +4810Banzai Pipeline★ 4.8
Worth itReality 80 +4711Capuchin Crypt★ 4.6
Worth itReality 76 +4612Père Lachaise★ 4.6
Worth itReality 76 +4613Fūunji★ 4.3
Worth itReality 81 +4614Palazzo Massimo★ 4.6
Worth itReality 75 +4615Passeig de Gràcia★ 4.7
Worth itReality 81 +4616Soane's Museum★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 66 +4517Kuliʻouʻou Ridge★ 4.8
Worth it if…Reality 66 +4518Pink Pillbox Hike★ 4.8
Worth itReality 70 +4219Marché des Enfants Rouges★ 4.4
Worth itReality 76 +4220Trapizzino★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 60 +4121Ko ʻOlina Lagoons★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 65 +4122TKTS★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 64 +4123Tokyo City View★ 4.4
Worth itReality 70 +4024Honolulu Museum of Art★ 4.6
Worth itReality 76 +4025Testaccio Market★ 4.4
Worth itReality 70 +3926Foster Garden★ 4.6
Worth itReality 79 +3927Sumo at Ryōgoku★ 4.4
Worth itReality 71 +3928Kaʻena Point★ 4.7
Worth itReality 71 +3929Mount Takao★ 4.5
Worth itReality 75 +3930Musée de Cluny★ 4.5
Worth itReality 75 +3831Bourse de Commerce★ 4.4
Worth itReality 76 +3832Columbia Road★ 4.6
Worth itReality 75 +3833Nezu Museum★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 64 +3734Domus Aurea★ 4.6
Worth itReality 81 +3735Roosevelt Island Tram★ 4.7
Worth itReality 81 +3736Staten Island Ferry★ 4.7
Worth itReality 86 +3637Jewish Ghetto★ 4.7
Worth itReality 90 +3538Hampstead Heath★ 4.7
Worth itReality 79 +3539Ostia Antica★ 4.7
Worth itReality 75 +3440Doria Pamphilj★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 68 +3441Kawagoe★ 4
Worth itReality 70 +3342Ellis Island★ 4.7
Worth itReality 81 +3343Gōtoku-ji★ 4.6
Worth itReality 76 +3344Rikugien★ 4.4
Worth it if…Reality 64 +3345The Frick★ 4.6
Worth itReality 76 +3346Tochō Observatory★ 4.5
Worth itReality 81 +3247Hama-rikyū★ 4.5
Worth itReality 71 +3248Koko Head Stairs★ 4.9
Worth itReality 81 +3149DUMBO★ 4.8
Worth itReality 81 +3150Gothic Quarter★ 4.7
Worth itReality 76 +3151Kualoa Park★ 4.7
Worth itReality 75 +3152Musée Picasso★ 4.4
Worth itReality 81 +3153Coppedè★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 60 +2954Relais de l'Entrecôte★ 4.2
Worth it if…Reality 60 +2955Omotesandō★ 4
Worth itReality 81 +2856Little Island★ 4.7
Worth itReality 76 +2657Chinatown★ 4.3
Worth itReality 76 +2658El Born★ 4.5
Worth itReality 85 +2659Borghese Gallery★ 4.6
Worth it if…Reality 65 +2660Lāʻie Point★ 4.8The numbers
| # | Place | Verdict | Hype | Reality | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Ouen Flea Market · Paris | Worth it | 8 | 70 | +62 · Underrated | ★ 4.2 (777) |
| 2 | Appian Way · Rome | Worth it | 17 | 76 | +59 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (1,979) |
| 3 | Governors Island · New York City | Worth it | 19 | 76 | +57 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (1,459) |
| 4 | West End theatre · London | Worth it | 15 | 70 | +55 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (856) |
| 5 | Lyon Arboretum · Oʻahu | Worth it | 19 | 71 | +52 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (876) |
| 6 | Tokyo Station (Marunouchi side) · Tokyo | Worth it | 32 | 81 | +49 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (5,129) |
| 7 | San Clemente · Rome | Worth it | 41 | 89 | +48 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (8,152) |
| 8 | Flushing · New York City | Worth it | 23 | 71 | +48 · Underrated | ★ 4.1 (5,879) |
| 9 | Kakaʻako Murals · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 13 | 61 | +48 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (170) |
| 10 | Banzai Pipeline · Oʻahu | Worth it | 25 | 73 | +48 · Underrated | ★ 4.8 (1,243) |
| 11 | Capuchin Crypt · Rome | Worth it | 33 | 80 | +47 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (5,734) |
| 12 | Père Lachaise · Paris | Worth it | 30 | 76 | +46 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (4,644) |
| 13 | Fūunji · Tokyo | Worth it | 30 | 76 | +46 · Underrated | ★ 4.3 (5,754) |
| 14 | Palazzo Massimo · Rome | Worth it | 35 | 81 | +46 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (6,417) |
| 15 | Passeig de Gràcia · Barcelona | Worth it | 29 | 75 | +46 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (3,879) |
| 16 | Soane's Museum · London | Worth it | 35 | 81 | +46 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (5,683) |
| 17 | Kuliʻouʻou Ridge · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 21 | 66 | +45 · Underrated | ★ 4.8 (594) |
| 18 | Pink Pillbox Hike · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 21 | 66 | +45 · Underrated | ★ 4.8 (515) |
| 19 | Marché des Enfants Rouges · Paris | Worth it | 28 | 70 | +42 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (5,483) |
| 20 | Trapizzino · Rome | Worth it | 34 | 76 | +42 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (5,922) |
| 21 | Ko ʻOlina Lagoons · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 19 | 60 | +41 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (1,144) |
| 22 | TKTS · New York City | Worth it if… | 24 | 65 | +41 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (3,611) |
| 23 | Tokyo City View · Tokyo | Worth it if… | 23 | 64 | +41 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (3,500) |
| 24 | Honolulu Museum of Art · Oʻahu | Worth it | 30 | 70 | +40 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (1,958) |
| 25 | Testaccio Market · Rome | Worth it | 36 | 76 | +40 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (8,970) |
| 26 | Foster Garden · Oʻahu | Worth it | 31 | 70 | +39 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (2,096) |
| 27 | Sumo at Ryōgoku · Tokyo | Worth it | 40 | 79 | +39 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (9,000) |
| 28 | Kaʻena Point · Oʻahu | Worth it | 32 | 71 | +39 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (1,982) |
| 29 | Mount Takao · Tokyo | Worth it | 32 | 71 | +39 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (5,263) |
| 30 | Musée de Cluny · Paris | Worth it | 36 | 75 | +39 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (7,719) |
| 31 | Bourse de Commerce · Paris | Worth it | 37 | 75 | +38 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (9,903) |
| 32 | Columbia Road · London | Worth it | 38 | 76 | +38 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (7,792) |
| 33 | Nezu Museum · Tokyo | Worth it | 37 | 75 | +38 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (6,703) |
| 34 | Domus Aurea · Rome | Worth it if… | 27 | 64 | +37 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (3,999) |
| 35 | Roosevelt Island Tram · New York City | Worth it | 44 | 81 | +37 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (10,095) |
| 36 | Staten Island Ferry · New York City | Worth it | 44 | 81 | +37 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (9,858) |
| 37 | Jewish Ghetto · Rome | Worth it | 50 | 86 | +36 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (2,880) |
| 38 | Hampstead Heath · London | Worth it | 55 | 90 | +35 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (20,368) |
| 39 | Ostia Antica · Rome | Worth it | 44 | 79 | +35 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (10,476) |
| 40 | Doria Pamphilj · Rome | Worth it | 41 | 75 | +34 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (8,647) |
| 41 | Kawagoe · Tokyo | Worth it if… | 34 | 68 | +34 · Underrated | ★ 4 (10,084) |
| 42 | Ellis Island · New York City | Worth it | 37 | 70 | +33 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (6,635) |
| 43 | Gōtoku-ji · Tokyo | Worth it | 48 | 81 | +33 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (11,154) |
| 44 | Rikugien · Tokyo | Worth it | 43 | 76 | +33 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (10,740) |
| 45 | The Frick · New York City | Worth it if… | 31 | 64 | +33 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (5,146) |
| 46 | Tochō Observatory · Tokyo | Worth it | 43 | 76 | +33 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (9,375) |
| 47 | Hama-rikyū · Tokyo | Worth it | 49 | 81 | +32 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (12,789) |
| 48 | Koko Head Stairs · Oʻahu | Worth it | 39 | 71 | +32 · Underrated | ★ 4.9 (2,356) |
| 49 | DUMBO · New York City | Worth it | 50 | 81 | +31 · Underrated | ★ 4.8 (9,680) |
| 50 | Gothic Quarter · Barcelona | Worth it | 50 | 81 | +31 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (2,140) |
| 51 | Kualoa Park · Oʻahu | Worth it | 45 | 76 | +31 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (4,021) |
| 52 | Musée Picasso · Paris | Worth it | 44 | 75 | +31 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (15,483) |
| 53 | Coppedè · Rome | Worth it | 50 | 81 | +31 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (224) |
| 54 | Relais de l'Entrecôte · Paris | Worth it if… | 31 | 60 | +29 · Underrated | ★ 4.2 (8,613) |
| 55 | Omotesandō · Tokyo | Worth it if… | 31 | 60 | +29 · Underrated | ★ 4 (8,544) |
| 56 | Little Island · New York City | Worth it | 53 | 81 | +28 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (17,980) |
| 57 | Chinatown · New York City | Worth it | 50 | 76 | +26 · Underrated | ★ 4.3 (3,574) |
| 58 | El Born · Barcelona | Worth it | 50 | 76 | +26 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (16,500) |
| 59 | Borghese Gallery · Rome | Worth it | 59 | 85 | +26 · Underrated | ★ 4.6 (30,731) |
| 60 | Lāʻie Point · Oʻahu | Worth it if… | 39 | 65 | +26 · Underrated | ★ 4.8 (2,599) |