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.

Stop to Take In Paris's Eiffel Tower

Imagine the Past at Rome's Colosseum

Soak Up the Views Outside Florence's Duomo

Connect to History at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece

See London's Big Ben

Reflect in Front of Milan's Duomo

Look Up Inside Rome's Pantheon

Trek Out to France's Mont Saint-Michel

Drop In on the Shops Inside Florence's Ponte Vecchio

Tour the Port Caves of Porto, Portugal

Take In Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London

Visit Austria's Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Walk Across Prague's Charles Bridge

Admire the View at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green

Drop by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam

Take in Paris's Arc de Triomphe

Ride on the River Cam in Cambridge, England

Drop by the Chartres Cathedral in France

Have a Drink Along Dublin's Temple Bar

Drop by the British Museum

See What's Left of the Berlin Wall

Stroll in Paris's Tuileries Gardens

Tour Stockholm's Vasa Museum

Ride the London Eye

Visit the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Walk Up the Bell Tower of Seville, Spain's Cathedral

Take a Tour of the Roman Forum

Let Loose at Munich's Oktoberfest

Take in La Croisette in Cannes

Visit London's Tate Modern

See Sweden's Drottningholm Palace

Queue Up to Admire Dublin's Book of Kells

Get Lost in Provence, France

Check Out Prague's Dancing House

Admire England's Stonehenge

Lay Eyes on Pena National Palace in Sintra, Portugal

Steer Clear of Pigeons at Venice's St. Mark's Square

See the Opera in Vienna, Austria

Admire the Architecture of Stockholm's Gamla Stan

Visit the Vatican in Rome

Admire Madrid's Royal Palace

Walk Inside Barcelona's Sagrada Familia

Ride a Gondola Along Venice's Canals

Soak Up the Sun in Santorini, Greece

Live Like a King at the Palace of Versailles in France

Admire the Style of Prague Castle

Visit the Louvre Museum in Paris

Tour the Tower of London

Pay Your Respects at Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery

Window Shop Along Paris's Champs-Élysées

Check Out Edinburgh Castle in Scotland

Take In the Art in the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain

Feel Regal at Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle

Check Out Barcelona's Parc Guell

Ride a Bike Along Amsterdam's Canals

See the Architecture of Paris's Notre Dame

See the Baths of Bath, England

Swing by London's Buckingham Palace

Take In Alhambra in Granada, Spain

Admire Art at Florence's Uffizi Gallery

Reflect Inside Amsterdam's Anne Frank House

Stroll Along Barcelona's Las Ramblas

Ponder the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy

Throw a Coin in Rome's Trevi Fountain

Take in the Views of Italy's Cinque Terre

Connect With History at Greece's Delphi Theater

Sample a Local Brew at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse

Have a Civilized Stroll Along Esplanadi in Helsinki, Finland

Unwind at Berlin's Tiergarten

See Italy's Ancient City of Pompeii

Try Your Luck at Monte Carlo's Casino

Walk Across the Canals in Bruges, Belgium

Trek to the Top of Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace

Drive Around Ireland's Ring of Kerry

Take a Deep Breath at Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens

Unwind in Mykonos, Greece

Check In on Berlin's Reichstag

Walk Through Munich's English Garden

Admire the Surroundings at the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland