This page lists 52 famous places that start with H, running from “Hagia Sophia” to “Hobbiton”. The list mixes ancient ruins, castles, national parks, museums, cities and modern attractions from around the world. You can use it to plan a trip, build a bucket list, compare destinations or simply learn about well-known sights.

Famous places are sites, landmarks and destinations that people everywhere recognize and travel to see, often for their history, beauty or cultural meaning. Take “Hagia Sophia” in Istanbul, which has served as a church, a mosque and a museum over nearly 1,500 years.

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

Place: The name of each landmark, city, park or attraction, so you can quickly spot the destinations you already know or want to learn about.

Country: The country where each place is found, which helps you plan a trip by region or find sites near where you live.

Type: The kind of place it is, such as a castle, national park or museum, so you can pick the sort of visit you enjoy.

Visitor Count: Estimated yearly visitors, which shows you how popular each place is and how crowded it may be. Some show N/A.

Description: A short summary of what each place is, why it matters and what you can see or do there.

Famous places

PlaceCountryTypeVisitor Count
Hagia SophiaTurkeyMosque and former cathedral5,000,000
Ha Long BayVietnamBay and UNESCO World Heritage Site7,000,000
Half DomeUnited StatesGranite rock formation4,000,000
HallstattAustriaVillage1,000,000
Hadrian’s WallUnited KingdomRoman frontier wall500,000
Hampton Court PalaceUnited KingdomRoyal palace600,000
Harvard UniversityUnited StatesUniversity campus1,000,000
Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkUnited StatesNational park1,500,000
Hollywood Walk of FameUnited StatesLandmark and tourist attraction10,000,000
Hollywood SignUnited StatesLandmark1,000,000
Hoover DamUnited StatesDam1,000,000
Hanging Gardens of BabylonIraqAncient wonderN/A
Hawa MahalIndiaPalace1,000,000
Hermitage MuseumRussiaMuseum3,000,000
Hyde ParkUnited KingdomRoyal park12,000,000
Hiroshima Peace Memorial ParkJapanMemorial park1,500,000
Himeji CastleJapanCastle2,000,000
HakoneJapanResort town and mountain area20,000,000
Heidelberg CastleGermanyCastle ruins1,000,000
Hohenzollern CastleGermanyCastle350,000
Hohenschwangau CastleGermanyCastle400,000
Hohensalzburg FortressAustriaMedieval fortress1,000,000
Horseshoe BendUnited StatesCanyon overlook2,000,000
Hoh Rain ForestUnited StatesTemperate rain forest400,000
Haleakala National ParkUnited StatesNational park1,000,000
Hearst CastleUnited StatesMansion and museum500,000
Hershey’s Chocolate WorldUnited StatesVisitor attraction3,000,000
Hoi An Ancient TownVietnamHistoric town5,000,000
Hue Imperial CityVietnamCitadel and former capital2,000,000
HampiIndiaAncient ruins500,000
Humayun’s TombIndiaMughal tomb1,000,000
Hong Kong DisneylandChinaTheme park6,000,000
Hong KongChinaSpecial administrative region34,000,000
Helsinki CathedralFinlandCathedral500,000
HawaiiUnited StatesIsland state9,000,000
HallgrimskirkjaIcelandChurch1,000,000
Hassan II MosqueMoroccoMosque500,000
Harmandir SahibIndiaSikh temple30,000,000
Hadrian’s VillaItalyRoman villa ruins250,000
HerculaneumItalyAncient Roman town500,000
Hollywood BowlUnited StatesAmphitheater1,000,000
Hot Springs National ParkUnited StatesNational park2,000,000
Harpers FerryUnited StatesHistoric town400,000
Hanauma BayUnited StatesNature preserve and bay1,000,000
Hopewell RocksCanadaRock formations200,000
HarrodsUnited KingdomDepartment store15,000,000
HamleysUnited KingdomToy store5,000,000
HimalayasNepal, India, Bhutan, China, PakistanMountain rangeN/A
HuangshanChinaMountain range3,000,000
HierapolisTurkeyAncient Roman spa city2,000,000
Hang Son DoongVietnamCave1,000
HobbitonNew ZealandFilm set and attraction600,000

Descriptions

Hagia Sophia
A sixth-century Byzantine landmark in Istanbul that served as a church, a mosque and a museum. Its enormous dome is one of the great achievements of world architecture.
Ha Long Bay
A bay in northern Vietnam dotted with nearly 2,000 limestone islands and karst towers rising from emerald water. Visitors explore it by boat, kayak and overnight cruise.
Half Dome
A sheer granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, with a rounded summit and a vertical northwest face. Hikers climb the cable route to the top. Visitor count is for Yosemite as a whole.
Hallstatt
A lakeside village in the Austrian Alps known for its pastel houses, salt mining history and mountain backdrop. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe’s most photographed villages.
Hadrian’s Wall
A stone fortification built across northern England in the 2nd century AD to mark the edge of the Roman Empire. Long stretches, forts and milecastles survive, and a national trail follows its route.
Hampton Court Palace
A Tudor palace on the Thames made famous by Henry VIII. It features grand state apartments, huge kitchens, formal gardens and a well-known hedge maze.
Harvard University
The oldest university in the United States, founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visitors come for the historic Harvard Yard, its museums and campus tours.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
A national park on the Big Island of Hawaii that protects two active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Visitors see lava landscapes, steam vents and craters.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
A stretch of sidewalk in Los Angeles embedded with more than 2,700 brass stars honoring entertainers. It runs along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
Hollywood Sign
The white block-letter sign on Mount Lee overlooking Los Angeles. Built in 1923 as a real estate ad, it became a global symbol of the film industry.
Hoover Dam
A concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, completed in 1936. It created Lake Mead and remains a landmark of American engineering.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, described as terraced gardens in Babylon. Historians still debate whether they existed, and no confirmed remains have been found.
Hawa Mahal
The Palace of Winds in Jaipur, a pink sandstone facade with 953 small windows. It let royal women watch street life without being seen.
Hermitage Museum
One of the largest art museums in the world, housed in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg. Its collection holds millions of items, from Rembrandt paintings to ancient artifacts.
Hyde Park
One of the largest parks in central London, with lakes, lawns and the Serpentine. It is known for Speakers’ Corner, concerts and Sunday strolls.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
A park in Hiroshima built around the ruins of the Genbaku Dome, which survived the 1945 atomic bombing. It includes a museum, monuments and the Peace Flame.
Himeji Castle
Japan’s best-preserved feudal castle, nicknamed the White Heron for its gleaming white walls. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that dates largely to the early 1600s.
Hakone
A hot spring region near Tokyo with views of Mount Fuji, Lake Ashi and volcanic valleys. It is a popular weekend escape known for its ryokan inns.
Heidelberg Castle
A ruined Renaissance castle above the old town of Heidelberg. It holds the world’s largest wine barrel and offers views over the Neckar River.
Hohenzollern Castle
A hilltop castle in southwestern Germany, ancestral seat of the Prussian royal family. The 19th-century fortress is known for its fairy-tale towers and its views.
Hohenschwangau Castle
A 19th-century castle in Bavaria where King Ludwig II spent much of his childhood. It stands just across the valley from Neuschwanstein.
Hohensalzburg Fortress
A fortress on a hill above Salzburg, begun in 1077. It is one of the largest fully preserved castles in Europe.
Horseshoe Bend
A horseshoe-shaped bend of the Colorado River near Page, Arizona. A short walk leads to a cliff edge about 1,000 feet above the water.
Hoh Rain Forest
A moss-draped rain forest on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. It is one of the largest temperate rain forests in the United States and gets heavy rainfall.
Haleakala National Park
A national park on Maui centered on a giant dormant volcano. It is famous for sunrise views above the clouds and its huge summit crater.
Hearst Castle
A lavish hilltop estate on the California coast built for newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. It is known for its Mediterranean Revival architecture, pools and art collection.
Hershey’s Chocolate World
A chocolate-themed attraction in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with rides, tours and tastings. It sits in the town built by chocolate maker Milton Hershey.
Hoi An Ancient Town
A well-preserved trading port in central Vietnam, known for its lantern-lit streets, tailor shops and a mix of Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese architecture.
Hue Imperial City
A walled citadel in Hue that served as the seat of the Nguyen emperors from 1802 to 1945. Palaces, temples and gates survive within its walls.
Hampi
The ruined capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in Karnataka. Temples, palaces and market streets spread across a boulder-strewn landscape beside the Tungabhadra River.
Humayun’s Tomb
A 16th-century tomb in Delhi, built for the second Mughal emperor. Its design of red sandstone, white marble and a charbagh garden helped inspire the Taj Mahal.
Hong Kong Disneyland
A Disney theme park on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, opened in 2005. It features classic Disney lands, a castle and a mix of rides and shows.
Hong Kong
A dense, hilly city on China’s southern coast, famous for its skyline, Victoria Harbour, street food and busy markets.
Helsinki Cathedral
A white neoclassical Lutheran cathedral with a green dome, standing above Senate Square in Helsinki. It is one of the city’s most recognized landmarks.
Hawaii
A Pacific archipelago and US state known for beaches, volcanoes, surfing and Polynesian culture. Its main islands include Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.
Hallgrimskirkja
A towering Lutheran church in Reykjavik with a design inspired by Iceland’s basalt columns. Visitors can ride an elevator to the tower for views over the city.
Hassan II Mosque
A huge mosque on the Atlantic coast in Casablanca, finished in 1993. It has one of the tallest minarets in the world and a prayer hall that partly extends over the sea.
Harmandir Sahib
Also called the Golden Temple, this is the holiest shrine of Sikhism, in Amritsar. It sits in a sacred pool and serves free meals to tens of thousands of people each day.
Hadrian’s Villa
The sprawling country retreat of Emperor Hadrian near Tivoli, built in the 2nd century AD. Ruins include baths, pools, theaters and gardens.
Herculaneum
A Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Its well-preserved houses, mosaics and even wooden beams make it a quieter alternative to Pompeii.
Hollywood Bowl
An outdoor amphitheater in Los Angeles with a signature band shell. It hosts the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s summer season along with major concerts.
Hot Springs National Park
A small national park in Arkansas built around natural thermal springs. Its historic Bathhouse Row preserves a collection of early 20th-century spa buildings.
Harpers Ferry
A town in West Virginia where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet. It is known for John Brown’s 1859 raid and its Civil War history.
Hanauma Bay
A curved bay on Oahu formed in a volcanic crater, popular for snorkeling. Its coral reef and tropical fish make it one of Hawaii’s best-known swimming spots.
Hopewell Rocks
Flowerpot-shaped sea stacks on the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick. At low tide visitors can walk on the ocean floor between them, and at high tide they sit in the water.
Harrods
A luxury department store in Knightsbridge, London, famous for its food halls, its terracotta building and its fashion.
Hamleys
One of the oldest and largest toy shops in the world, founded in 1760 and now on London’s Regent Street. It spans several floors of toys and demonstrations.
Himalayas
The world’s highest mountain range, home to Mount Everest and nine of the ten tallest peaks on Earth. It stretches across five countries and attracts trekkers and climbers.
Huangshan
The Yellow Mountains in Anhui Province, known for granite peaks, twisted pine trees and seas of cloud. They have inspired Chinese painters and poets for centuries.
Hierapolis
The ruins of a Roman spa city beside the white terraces of Pamukkale. Visitors see a large theater, a necropolis and the Cleopatra thermal pool.
Hang Son Doong
The largest known cave passage in the world, in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. It has its own river, jungle and clouds, and entry is limited to a small number of guided expeditions.
Hobbiton
The movie set for the Shire in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, near Matamata. Guided tours walk past round-door hobbit holes and gardens.
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