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Museums have always been the most popular tourist attractions all over the world. TEA/AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report’s museum rankings lists down the top museums in the world based on the number of visitors in 2015.

1. Louvre, Paris, France

Visitors: 8,700,000

2. National Museum of China, Beijing, China

Visitors: 7,290,000

3. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., United States

Visitors: 6,900,000

3. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., United States

Visitors: 6,900,000

5. British Museum, London, United Kingdom

Visitors: 6,821,000

6. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States

Visitors: 6,300,000

7. Vatican Museums, Vatican, Vatican City

Visitors: 6,002,000

8. Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai, China

Visitors: 5,948,000

9. National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Visitors: 5,908,000

10. National Palace Museum (Taiwan), Taipei, Taiwan

Visitors: 5,288,000