The happiest place on Earth is also the most highly Instagrammed place on Earth.
Pics or it didn’t happen! The list of the world’s most Instagrammed places is out, providing a pretty clear vista on the places most people are traveling to, or the places most worthy of a #gram.
Of the top 20 most Instagrammed places worldwide, 12 are in the United States, according to a study by TravelBird. France and Germany tie for second, with each home to two different places showing up on the “Top 20 Most Instagrammed Places” list.
Instagram, a unit of Facebook FB, -0.13% , announced at the end of April that it had doubled its user base to 700 million monthly active users in two years; 88.48 million of those users are from the United States, while Russia comes in second place, providing 27.52 million members of the Instagram user base.
This list, of course, might also be viewed as an indicator of where narcissists are traveling. According to a survey of 3,700 college students by LendEdu, 64% of millennials say Instagram is the most narcissistic social-media platform.
“With just a few filters, a little saturation, and a clever caption, social media can make even the most average Joe look like an esteemed socialite,” the LendEdu study noted. “They use these platforms to boast of their daily tidings, carefully craft their public image, and feed their egos in this interconnected digital age.”
The list ranges from the historic, including, in Paris, the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, to the adventurous, with national parks and lush beaches. Of course, Disney’s DIS, -2.15% theme parks make multiple appearances on the list.
Here are the 20 most Instagrammed places in the world:
20. Empire State Building in New York City
Number of Instagram tags: 1,536,186
19. Myrtle Beach in South Carolina
Number of Instagram tags: 1,602,759
18. Yosemite National Park in California
Number of Instagram tags: 1,733,680
17. The Colosseum in Rome
Number of Instagram tags: 1,752,045
16. Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Number of Instagram tags: 1,808,173
15. Waikiki, Hawaii
Number of Instagram tags: 1,939,768
14. The Grand Canyon
Number of Instagram tags: 1,989,316
13. Valle Sagrado (Machu Picchu) in Peru
Number of Instagram tags: 2,195,108
12. Niagara Falls
Number of Instagram tags: 2,198,459
11. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Number of Instagram tags: 2,202,256
10. Oktoberfest in Bavaria
Number of Instagram tags: 2,262,885
9. Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
Number of Instagram tags: 2,517,129
8. Times Square in Manhattan
Number of Instagram tags: 2,517,129
7. Big Ben in London
Number of Instagram tags: 2,561,617
6. Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, USA
Number of Instagram tags: 3,653,548
5. Berlin Wal in Germany
Number of Instagram tags: 4,595,501
4. South Beach in Miami
Number of Instagram tags: 4,689,396
3. Walt Disney World in Florida
Number of Instagram tags: 5,465,098
2. Eiffel Tower in Paris
Number of Instagram tags: 7,253,011
1. Disneyland in California
Number of Instagram tags: 14,615,952