Ranked by fame

The 15 Most Iconic Spots in Paris, Ranked (2026)

We ranked Paris's landmarks by how many people look each one up on Wikipedia over a year — a refreshingly honest measure of what's genuinely iconic versus merely well-marketed. Most-looked-up first, each with somewhere to actually put it in your trip.

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  1. Eiffel Tower

    ◎ 2.6M lookups a year

    • Eiffel Tower (second floor + Champ de Mars picnic), Paris
    Jorge Royan · CC BY-SA 3.0

  2. Louvre

    ◎ 1.1M lookups a year

    • Louvre — Richelieu Wing only, Paris
    Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5

  3. Notre-Dame de Paris

    ◎ 1.0M lookups a year

    • Notre-Dame de Paris (exterior + Île de la Cité wander), Paris
    Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0

  4. Palace of Versailles

    ◎ 881k lookups a year

    • Palace of Versailles + Gardens, Paris
    Pierre Patel · Public domain

  5. Sacré-Cœur

    ◎ 409k lookups a year

    • Sacré-Cœur (exterior + steps), Paris
    Terragio67 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  6. Père Lachaise Cemetery

    ◎ 323k lookups a year

    • Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
    Alexandre Buisse (Nattfodd) · CC BY-SA 3.0

  7. Sainte-Chapelle

    ◎ 276k lookups a year

    • Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
    DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0

  8. Musée d'Orsay

    ◎ 272k lookups a year

    • Musée d'Orsay, Paris
    DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0

  9. Jardin du Luxembourg

    ◎ 99k lookups a year

    • Jardin du Luxembourg (morning), Paris
    Jorge Royan · CC BY-SA 3.0

  10. Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    ◎ 93k lookups a year

    • Saint-Germain-des-Prés — last-minute shopping, Paris
    Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

  11. Le Marais

    ◎ 85k lookups a year

    • Le Marais — Place des Vosges + Rue des Rosiers, Paris
    Jukka from HELSINKI, Finland · CC BY 2.0

  12. Canal Saint-Martin

    ◎ 49k lookups a year

    • Canal Saint-Martin (Quai de Valmy walk), Paris
    JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

  13. Musée de Montmartre

    ◎ 13k lookups a year

    • Musée de Montmartre + Renoir's Garden, Paris
    Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY · CC BY 2.0

  14. Parc de Belleville

    ◎ 9k lookups a year

    • Parc de Belleville — sunset view, Paris
    Mbzt · CC BY 3.0

  15. SoPi Cave à Manger

    • SoPi Cave à Manger (South Pigalle wine bar dinner), Paris
    Maxime Du Camp · Public domain

Method: each spot's total English-Wikipedia pageviews, June 2025–May 2026, via the Wikimedia REST API. A proxy, cheerfully imperfect, but it rarely lies about what's actually iconic.