Top European Tourist Attractions
79 European Vacation Experiences You'd Be Crazy to Miss
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Every European guidebook has a list of tourist attractions that can't be missed. You probably know the sort of locations that make the cut year after year: the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Big Ben in London, and the Colosseum in Rome.
Well, those spots are on every list for a reason. They're fantastic, and the experience is well worth bearing long lines and crowded conditions. Traveling anywhere in Europe is a privilege and delight, to be sure — just make sure your itinerary includes many of the continent's most talked-about travel spots, including these 79 destinations.
1 Stop to Take In Paris's Eiffel Tower
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2 Imagine the Past at Rome's Colosseum
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3 Soak Up the Views Outside Florence's Duomo
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4 Connect to History at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece
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5 See London's Big Ben
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6 Reflect in Front of Milan's Duomo
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7 Look Up Inside Rome's Pantheon
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8 Trek Out to France's Mont Saint-Michel
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9 Drop In on the Shops Inside Florence's Ponte Vecchio
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10 Tour the Port Caves of Porto, Portugal
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11 Take In Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London
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12 Visit Austria's Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
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13 Walk Across Prague's Charles Bridge
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14 Admire the View at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green
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15 Drop by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
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16 Take in Paris's Arc de Triomphe
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17 Ride on the River Cam in Cambridge, England
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18 Drop by the Chartres Cathedral in France
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19 Have a Drink Along Dublin's Temple Bar
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20 Drop by the British Museum
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21 See What's Left of the Berlin Wall
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22 Stroll in Paris's Tuileries Gardens
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23 Tour Stockholm's Vasa Museum
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24 Ride the London Eye
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25 Visit the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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26 Walk Up the Bell Tower of Seville, Spain's Cathedral
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27 Take a Tour of the Roman Forum
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28 Let Loose at Munich's Oktoberfest
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29 Take in La Croisette in Cannes
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30 Visit London's Tate Modern
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31 See Sweden's Drottningholm Palace
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32 Queue Up to Admire Dublin's Book of Kells
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33 Get Lost in Provence, France
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34 Check Out Prague's Dancing House
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35 Admire England's Stonehenge
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36 Lay Eyes on Pena National Palace in Sintra, Portugal
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37 Steer Clear of Pigeons at Venice's St. Mark's Square
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38 See the Opera in Vienna, Austria
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39 Admire the Architecture of Stockholm's Gamla Stan
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40 Visit the Vatican in Rome
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41 Admire Madrid's Royal Palace
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42 Walk Inside Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
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43 Ride a Gondola Along Venice's Canals
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44 Soak Up the Sun in Santorini, Greece
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45 Live Like a King at the Palace of Versailles in France
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46 Admire the Style of Prague Castle
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47 Visit the Louvre Museum in Paris
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48 Tour the Tower of London
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49 Pay Your Respects at Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery
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50 Window Shop Along Paris's Champs-Élysées
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51 Check Out Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
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52 Take In the Art in the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain
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53 Feel Regal at Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle
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54 Check Out Barcelona's Parc Guell
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55 Ride a Bike Along Amsterdam's Canals
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56 See the Architecture of Paris's Notre Dame
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57 See the Baths of Bath, England
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58 Swing by London's Buckingham Palace
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59 Take In Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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60 Admire Art at Florence's Uffizi Gallery
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61 Reflect Inside Amsterdam's Anne Frank House
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62 Stroll Along Barcelona's Las Ramblas
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63 Ponder the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
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64 Throw a Coin in Rome's Trevi Fountain
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65 Take in the Views of Italy's Cinque Terre
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66 Connect With History at Greece's Delphi Theater
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67 Sample a Local Brew at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse
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68 Have a Civilized Stroll Along Esplanadi in Helsinki, Finland
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69 Unwind at Berlin's Tiergarten
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70 See Italy's Ancient City of Pompeii
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71 Try Your Luck at Monte Carlo's Casino
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72 Walk Across the Canals in Bruges, Belgium
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73 Trek to the Top of Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace
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74 Drive Around Ireland's Ring of Kerry
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75 Take a Deep Breath at Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens
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76 Unwind in Mykonos, Greece
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77 Check In on Berlin's Reichstag
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78 Walk Through Munich's English Garden
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79 Admire the Surroundings at the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
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79 European Vacation Experiences You'd Be Crazy to Miss
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