With about 42 million tourists per year[1] (28 in city proper),[2] Paris is the third most visited city in the world after Orlando[3] and New York City,[4] and the first by international visitors (with about 17 million in city proper).[5] The city and its region contain 3,800 historical monuments and four UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[1] The most famous attractions include Notre Dame de Paris, Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Pompidou Centre, Musée d'Orsay, Champs-Élysées, and the Arc de Triomphe.
The 20 top Paris museums and monuments - (2007/2006 figures from the Paris Office of Tourism)[6]
| Rank | Change 07/06 | Museums and Monuments | 2007 | 2006 | Variation 07/06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = | Notre Dame de Paris | 13,650,000 | 13,650,000 | — |
| 2 | = | Basilique du Sacré-Cœur | 10,500,000 | 10,500,000 | — |
| 3 | = | The Louvre | 8,260,000 | 8,348,000 | -1.1% |
| 4 | = | Eiffel Tower | 6,797,410 | 6,695,135 | 1.5% |
| 5 | = | Pompidou Centre | 5,509,425 | 5,133,506 | 7.3% |
| 6 | +1 | Musée d'Orsay | 3,166,509 | 3,009,203 | 5.2% |
| 7 | -1 | Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie | 3,030,628 | 3,055,000 | -0.8% |
| 8 | = | Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | — |
| 9 | +1 | Arc de Triomphe | 1,543,295 | 1,330,738 | 16.0% |
| 10 | +2 | Musée du Quai Branly | 1,379,623 | 952,770 | 44.8% |
| 11 | -2 | Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle | 1,372,804 | 1,344,344 | 2.1% |
| 12 | -1 | Musée de l'Armée | 1,188,728 | 1,130,841 | 5.1% |
| 13 | = | Sainte Chapelle | 866,982 | 833,392 | 4.0% |
| 14 | +3 | Musée Grévin | 762,000 | 682,000 | 11.7% |
| 15 | -1 | Institut du Monde Arabe | 724,805 | 822,285 | -11.9% |
| 16 | +3 | Musée Rodin | 700,001 | 621,513 | 12.6% |
| 17 | +7 | Musée de l'Orangerie | 598,762 | 447,093 | 33.9% |
| 18 | -3 | Petit Palais | 576,339 | 787,418 | -26.8% |
| 19 | +3 | Tour Montparnasse | 554,372 | 458,000 | 21.0% |
| 20 | +3 | Panthéon | 507,452 | 454,999 | 11.5% |