This list covers 44 famous places that start with N, from “Niagara Falls” to “Negril”. It includes cities, waterfalls, museums, castles, deserts, and islands on six continents. You can use it to plan a trip, find ideas for your next holiday, or learn about well-known destinations around the world.

Famous places are locations that draw attention far beyond their borders because of their beauty, history, or cultural meaning. “Newgrange” in Ireland is a good example, a burial mound older than Stonehenge where winter solstice sunlight reaches the inner chamber.

Below you’ll find the table with the place, country, type, visitor count, and description for each entry.

Place: The name of each destination, listed alphabetically so you can quickly find a specific spot or browse everything that starts with N.

Country: The country where the place is located, which helps you group destinations by region and plan trips around your travel area.

Type: The kind of place it is, such as a city, castle, museum, or waterfall, so you can pick what matches your interests.

Visitor count: The approximate number of visitors per year, where available. It shows how popular a place is, and “N/A” means no reliable figure.

Description: A short summary of what the place is and what you can see or do there, so you know what to expect.

Famous places

PlaceCountryTypeVisitor count
Niagara FallsCanada / United StatesWaterfall~14,000,000 per year
New York CityUnited StatesCity~62,000,000 per year
New OrleansUnited StatesCity~19,000,000 per year
NashvilleUnited StatesCity~16,000,000 per year
Napa ValleyUnited StatesWine region~3,500,000 per year
National MallUnited StatesPark~25,000,000 per year
National Museum of Natural HistoryUnited StatesMuseum~4,000,000 per year
National Air and Space MuseumUnited StatesMuseum~2,500,000 per year
NantucketUnited StatesIslandN/A
Notre-Dame CathedralFranceCathedral~12,000,000 per year
NiceFranceCityN/A
NîmesFranceCityN/A
Neuschwanstein CastleGermanyCastle~1,400,000 per year
NurembergGermanyCityN/A
Nymphenburg PalaceGermanyPalaceN/A
NürburgringGermanyRace trackN/A
NaplesItalyCityN/A
National GalleryUnited KingdomMuseum~5,000,000 per year
Nelson’s ColumnUnited KingdomMonumentN/A
NewgrangeIrelandPassage tomb~200,000 per year
NærøyfjordNorwayFjordN/A
North CapeNorwayHeadland~200,000 per year
NuukGreenlandCityN/A
Nevsky ProspectRussiaAvenueN/A
Nemrut DağıTurkeyMountain monumentN/A
Nile RiverEgypt / Sudan / Uganda and othersRiverN/A
Nairobi National ParkKenyaNational park~200,000 per year
Ngorongoro CraterTanzaniaVolcanic crater~500,000 per year
Namib DesertNamibiaDesertN/A
New DelhiIndiaCityN/A
Nubra ValleyIndiaValleyN/A
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaHill townN/A
Namche BazaarNepalVillageN/A
Nara ParkJapanPark~13,000,000 per year
NaraJapanCityN/A
Nikko Toshogu ShrineJapanShrineN/A
Nagoya CastleJapanCastleN/A
NagasakiJapanCityN/A
N Seoul TowerSouth KoreaTowerN/A
Nanjing RoadChinaShopping streetN/A
Nha TrangVietnamBeach city~8,000,000 per year
Nusa PenidaIndonesiaIslandN/A
Nazca LinesPeruGeoglyphs~100,000 per year
NegrilJamaicaBeach townN/A

Descriptions

Niagara Falls
A group of three huge waterfalls on the border between Ontario and New York. Boat tours take visitors right to the base of the thundering water.
New York City
The largest city in the United States, home to the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway. It is one of the most visited cities in the world.
New Orleans
A Louisiana city known for jazz, Creole food, the French Quarter and the Mardi Gras festival. Its mix of French, Spanish and African influences gives it a distinct culture.
Nashville
The capital of Tennessee and the center of country music. Live music venues, the Grand Ole Opry and honky-tonks along Broadway draw crowds all year.
Napa Valley
A California valley with hundreds of wineries and vineyards. Visitors come for tastings, scenic drives and fine dining.
National Mall
A long green park in Washington, D.C. that holds the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and many Smithsonian museums.
National Museum of Natural History
A Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. with the Hope Diamond, dinosaur skeletons and a huge insect and ocean life collection. Entry is free.
National Air and Space Museum
A Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. that displays the Wright Flyer, the Apollo 11 command module and many historic aircraft and spacecraft.
Nantucket
A small island off the coast of Massachusetts with cobblestone streets, weathered cedar-shingled houses and long beaches. It was once a major whaling port.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
A medieval Gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris, known for its twin towers, rose windows and gargoyles. It reopened in 2024 after the 2019 fire.
Nice
A city on the French Riviera known for its pebble beach, the Promenade des Anglais and a colorful old town. It sits on the Mediterranean coast near Italy.
Nîmes
A southern French city with some of the best-preserved Roman monuments in Europe, including a nearly intact amphitheater and the Maison Carrée temple.
Neuschwanstein Castle
A fairy-tale castle on a hill in Bavaria built for King Ludwig II in the 19th century. It inspired the castle in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.
Nuremberg
A Bavarian city with a walled medieval old town and a famous Christmas market. It is also known for its role in 20th-century history.
Nymphenburg Palace
A large Baroque palace in Munich that was the summer home of Bavarian rulers. It has formal gardens, canals and several smaller pavilions.
Nürburgring
A motorsport circuit in the Eifel mountains whose 20-kilometer Nordschleife loop is nicknamed the Green Hell. Drivers can take their own cars on it on public days.
Naples
A lively port city in southern Italy considered the birthplace of pizza. It sits close to Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii and the island of Capri.
National Gallery
An art museum on Trafalgar Square in London with works by Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, Turner and Monet. Entry to the main collection is free.
Nelson’s Column
A tall granite column topped by a statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the middle of Trafalgar Square, London. Four bronze lions guard its base.
Newgrange
A prehistoric burial mound in County Meath that is older than Stonehenge. On the winter solstice, sunlight shines down its passage into the inner chamber.
Nærøyfjord
A narrow, steep-sided fjord in western Norway and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Waterfalls drop down its cliffs, and ferries and kayaks are popular ways to see it.
North Cape
A high cliff on an island in northern Norway that is often described as the northern tip of Europe. Visitors come for the midnight sun in summer.
Nuuk
The capital of Greenland and its largest town, set between fjords and mountains. It mixes Inuit culture with modern Danish influence.
Nevsky Prospect
The main street of Saint Petersburg, lined with palaces, churches, cafes and shops. It runs for about four and a half kilometers from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station.
Nemrut Dağı
A mountain in southeastern Turkey topped by giant stone heads of gods and a king from the 1st century BC. Many visitors come to see the sunrise or sunset there.
Nile River
One of the longest rivers in the world, flowing north through northeastern Africa to the Mediterranean. Ancient Egyptian civilization grew along its banks.
Nairobi National Park
A wildlife park on the edge of Kenya’s capital where lions, rhinos and giraffes roam with the city skyline in the background.
Ngorongoro Crater
A huge collapsed volcano in northern Tanzania whose floor is home to lions, elephants, rhinos and thousands of other animals. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Namib Desert
A coastal desert in southwestern Africa often called the oldest desert in the world. It is known for its tall red dunes, including those at Sossusvlei.
New Delhi
The capital of India, with wide tree-lined avenues, government buildings and landmarks such as India Gate and Humayun’s Tomb.
Nubra Valley
A high-altitude valley in Ladakh with sand dunes, monasteries and double-humped Bactrian camels. It is reached by one of the highest motorable roads in the world.
Nuwara Eliya
A cool hill town in Sri Lanka’s tea country with colonial-era buildings, gardens and waterfalls. It is nicknamed Little England.
Namche Bazaar
A Sherpa village in the Himalayas that is the main stopping point for trekkers heading to Mount Everest. It has teahouses, bakeries and a weekly market.
Nara Park
A large park in Nara that is home to more than a thousand tame deer. It also holds the Todai-ji temple with its giant bronze Buddha.
Nara
An old capital of Japan with some of the country’s oldest temples and shrines. It is an easy day trip from Kyoto and Osaka.
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
A richly decorated shrine in the mountains north of Tokyo that honors the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is famous for its carvings, including the Three Wise Monkeys.
Nagoya Castle
A 17th-century castle in Nagoya known for the golden dolphin ornaments on its main keep. The keep was rebuilt after World War II.
Nagasaki
A port city on the island of Kyushu with a long history of trade with foreigners. It is also the site of a Peace Park and a museum on the 1945 atomic bombing.
N Seoul Tower
A communications tower on Namsan mountain in Seoul. Its observation deck offers wide city views, and couples attach padlocks to the nearby fences.
Nanjing Road
One of the busiest shopping streets in the world, running through central Shanghai. Neon signs, department stores and a pedestrian section make it lively day and night.
Nha Trang
A coastal city in Vietnam known for its long beach, diving and island boat trips. It also has the Po Nagar Cham towers.
Nusa Penida
An island off Bali known for dramatic cliffs, beaches such as Kelingking and snorkeling with manta rays.
Nazca Lines
Giant figures of animals and shapes drawn into the desert floor of southern Peru around 2,000 years ago. They are best seen from a small plane.
Negril
A relaxed resort town on Jamaica’s west coast famous for Seven Mile Beach and cliff-top sunsets. Cliff jumping is popular at Rick’s Café.
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