Sightseeing can be a fascinating and rewarding alternative to a beach holiday, and remarkable cities around the world offer plenty to see and experience. Discovering thousands of years of cultural heritage, visiting world-renowned sights and wonders, taking photos of breathtaking skylines: these indulgences don’t come cheap. The following list reveals the 20 most expensive and unmissable tourist attractions around the world:
1. Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studios
An exhibition of numerous props from the famous film series
Location: 32 km northwest of London, Great Britain
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Entrance fee: £45.05 / $58.57
2. Hengdian World Studios
“Chinawood”, the largest visitable film studio in the
Entrance fee: £44.21 / $57.48
3. Burj Khalifa
An 828-meter high skyscraper- the tallest building in the world
Location: Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Entrance fee: £42.80 / $55.65
4. Madame Tussauds London
World-famous museum of life-size wax replicas of famous celebrities
Location: Marylebone Road, London
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Entrance fee: £35.06 / $45.58
5. Spyscape
Interactive Spy Museum
Location: Manhattan, New York City
Entrance fee: £32.49 / $42.24
6. Trolls: The Experience
An indoor theme park based around the Trolls
Entrance fee: £30.61 / $39.80
7. Empire State Building
A 381-meter high skyscraper and
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Entrance fee: £30.60 / $39.79
8. Top of the Rock
The viewing platform of the Rockefeller Center
Location: Manhattan, New York City
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Entrance fee: £30.19 / $39.29
9. Color Factory
An interactive exhibition on colours, design, and contemporary art
Location: SoHo, New York City
Entrance fee: £29.08 / $37.81
10. Palace of Westminster
The seat of the British Parliament
Location: London, Great Britain
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Entrance fee: £28.04 / $36.46
11. One World Observatory
The viewing platform of the new One World Trade Center
Location: Ground Zero, New York City
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Entrance fee: £26.78 / $34.82
12. Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.
An indoor theme park on the Marvel universe
Location: Treasure Island, Las Vegas
Entrance fee: £26.02 / $33.83
13. Perlan: Wonders of Iceland
An exhibition about the unique natural wonders of Iceland
Location: Reykjavik, Island
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Entrance fee: £24.98 / $32.48
14. Tower of London
A historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames
Location: Thames shore, London
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Entrance fee: £24.73 / $32.15
15. Buckingham Palace
The official residence of the British Monarchy
Location: London, Great Britain
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Entrance fee: £24 / $31
16. London Eye
Europe’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel
Location: South bank of the Thames, London
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Entrance fee: £24.03 / $31.24
17. Potala Palast
The official residence of the Dalai Lama
Location: Mount “Mar-po-ri” near Lhasa, Tibet
Entrance fee: £22.83 / $29.68
18. Tokyo One Piece Tower
An indoor theme park for the animé series One Piece
Location: Tokyo Tower, Tokio
Entrance fee: £21.87 / $28.44
19. Guinness Store House
A brewery tour of the most famous Irish beer brand
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Entrance fee: £21.65 / $28.15
20. Casa Batlló
An Antoni Gaudi designed building in the centre of Barcelona
Location: Eixample, Barcelona, Spanien
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Entrance fee: £21.65 / $28.15
Methodology:
All the data was researched manually using a database that compares ticket providers and prices. The final result is the average price of the offers found.
