Esoterika

The current list of what you may and may not carry on an airplane is more entertaining to read than I would have guessed. One is currently forbidden to carry on cattle prods, sabers, crowbars, throwing stars, gel shoe inserts, or snowglobes (and you can't even CHECK your hand grenade... what is the world coming to?). But you CAN have... spray cheese!

Yes, the world is truly safe for democracy.

What I find amusing about this is that I've been to more of the places in other countries than the ones in the US...and most of the ones I still want to go to are likewise! (I could care less about amusement parks.)

1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year.
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials,the war memorials): About 25 million.
3. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: 16.6 million
4. Trafalgar Square, London, England: 15 million
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.: 13 million.
8. Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan: 12.9 million.
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million.
10. Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France: 10.6 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
12. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: 9.2 million
13. Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan: 8.5 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million
16. Everland (amusement park), Kyonggi-Do, South Korea: 7.5 million
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China: At least 7 million
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million.
19. Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Fla: 6 million
20. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla: 5,740,000
21. Pleasure Beach (amusement park), Blackpool, England: 5.7 million
22. Lotte World (amusement park), Seoul, South Korea: 5.5 million
23. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan: 5.4 million
24. Hong Kong Disneyland, China: 5.2 million.
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 5.1 million
-This place was quite bizarre. I never did figure out exactly what it was for, but it was interesting! My favorite bit was a video made to simulate night vision from a cat's point of view.
26. Tate Modern, London, England: 4.9 million
27. British Museum, London, England: 4.8 million
28. Universal Studios Los Angeles, Calif.: 4.7 million
29. National Gallery, London, England: 4.6 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million
32. Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen, Denmark: 4.4 million
33. Ocean Park (amusement park), Hong Kong, China: 4.38 million
34. Busch Gardens (amusement park), Tampa Bay, Fla.: 4.36 million
35. SeaWorld California, San Diego, Calif.: 4.26 million
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy: 4.2 million
38. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia: More than 4 million.
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy: 4 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million.
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Calif.: 4 million.
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
-been near it, but not in it. I did have lunch at "Windows on the World" at the top of the twin towers, though. Kind of chilling to think about now.
43. Natural History Museum, London, England: 3.7 million
44. The London Eye, London, England: 3.5 million
-what is this??
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
46. Yosemite National Park, Calif.: 3.44 million
47. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: 3 million
48. Pompeii, Italy: 2.5 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
50. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: 2.4 million

Want to go to: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Grand Canyon, Vatican, Coliseum, Pyramids, Pompeii, Taj mahal, and, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD, the Hermitage!!