The two pie charts illustrate the distribution of visitors to 4 different types of tourist attractions in the UK between 1981 to 1999.
During 1981, the number of visitors in the UK were 29.1 million, in which 48 percent went to museums and galleries, making it highest visited place. With nearly 32 percent of people visiting theme parks it was the second most visited place in the UK. Historic houses and monuments covered only 16 percent of the tourist attractions with 4 percent visiting wildlife parks and zoos, making it the least visited place in the UK.
In 1999, 41.5 million people visited the UK nearly 10 million increase compared to 1981. Museums and Galleries captured 38 percent, while theme parks accounted for 37 percent, an increase of 5 percent. Historic houses an monuments continued to have same percentage of visitors. Wildlife parks and zoos saw an surge of visitors from 1981.
Altogether, number of visitors has increased in the UK at the same time, museums and galleries saw a sharp decline in visitors
