| , Joseph Nicephore Niepce created history when he | | | | friends and family that were unable to join you on your |
| took the world’s first photographic image. His | | | | trip. |
| photographs (a term that is derived from the Greek | | | | San Francisco — Home of some of the best |
| words photos (light) and graphein (to | | | | seafood on the planet, San Francisco places third on |
| draw)) were the basis by which photographs today | | | | the list of most-photographed cities. Mention San |
| are taken. And because of that fateful day, | | | | Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge may come |
| photographs have become and remained an integral | | | | to mind, or perhaps you’ll think of Alcatraz or |
| part of our lives. Imagine taking a vacation without | | | | Pier 39. Whichever of these may stick out in your |
| having images to look back on and remember all the | | | | mind, rest assured that sightseeing tours of San |
| times you enjoyed when taking your sightseeing tour. | | | | Francisco provide an endless number of photograph |
| Like you, millions of people can’t imagine taking | | | | opportunities. |
| a tour without snapping a few photos. | | | | Paris — Home of the Eiffel Tower (the most |
| Recently, a team of researchers at Cornell went | | | | photographed landmark on the list) and Notre Dame |
| through 35 million (!) pictures taken by more than | | | | (the fifth-most photographed landmark on the planet), |
| 300,000 photographers on Flickr in order to determine | | | | Paris places fourth on the list of most-photographed |
| the most photographed spots on the planet. Check out | | | | cities on the planet. Tours of Paris are some of the |
| the top five below to see if you’ve had a | | | | most popular anywhere with people from all over |
| chance to take a package tour to one of these spots | | | | coming to this European city in order to see its historic |
| to take some images of your own: | | | | landmarks, fashionable clothing lines and of course, to |
| New York City — Perhaps no surprise to | | | | sample the fine cuisines the city has to offer! |
| anyone that’s taken a sightseeing city tour of | | | | Los Angeles — Placing fifth is Los Angeles. The |
| The Big Apple, New York City ranks as the most | | | | City of Angels is home to Hollywood, numerous theme |
| photographed city on the planet. With such places to | | | | parks, beaches and more that are prime locations for |
| visit such as The Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, | | | | anyone looking to snap some photos. Sightseeing tours |
| Times Square and more, New York City tours provide | | | | of Los Angeles provide ample photograph |
| a multitude of opportunities for vacationers to snap | | | | opportunities for anyone that enjoys taking photos. |
| more than enough photographs to provide countless | | | | Rounding out the top-25 cities on the list are Chicago, |
| memories. | | | | Washington, D.C., Seattle, Rome, Amsterdam, Boston, |
| London — Featuring Big Ben, Westminster | | | | Barcelona, San Diego, Berlin, Las Vegas, Florence, |
| Abbey, Trafalgar Square (the second-most | | | | Toronto, Milan, Vancouver, Madrid, Philadelphia, Austin, |
| photographed landmark on the planet), the House of | | | | Dublin and Portland. Is there a city missing from this list? |
| Parliament, the River Thames and other great | | | | Make sure to take a package tour of the city and |
| landmarks, London tours are great places to not only | | | | take lots of photos in order to help establish a spot for |
| visit, but also snap photos to share with all of your | | | | it on this list. |