The most visited landmark in the world depends on whether you count free public spaces or ticketed attractions, but generally the most visited landmark is the Eiffel Tower area and Times Square, though for paid ticketed landmarks it is Magic Kingdom. For free public landmark, Times Square in New York City is often cited as most visited landmark with an estimated 50 to 60 million visitors annually walking through the intersection, making it most visited spot on Earth. For historic man-made landmark with controlled access, the Great Wall of China attracts over 10 million visitors annually to its restored sections, while the Eiffel Tower attracts nearly 7 million visitors who go up the tower, but over 30 million visit the surrounding Champ de Mars area. The Forbidden City in Beijing attracts over 14 million, making it one of most visited palace complexes. For theme park landmarks, Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is most visited theme park landmark with over 17 million visitors yearly, making it most visited paid attraction. For natural landmark, Niagara Falls attracts over 30 million visitors yearly on both US and Canada sides, making it most visited natural landmark. In terms of global recognition surveys, the Eiffel Tower is most recognized landmark worldwide. So most visited landmark is often considered Times Square for total foot traffic, but for iconic historic landmark that people specifically travel to see, Eiffel Tower and Great Wall compete for title, with Times Square winning on sheer numbers due to being free public intersection in most visited city.
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