The table provides information on the number of tourists who visited five different attractions in Europe between 1981 and 2001.
Overall, amusement parks emerged as the most popular attractions throughout these twenty years, while zoos were the least frequented. In terms of changes, visits to the British Museum and the Rijksmuseum increased, while a decline was observed in the other attractions, excluding zoos.
In 1981, amusement parks led with 7.5 million visitors, nearly double the 3.85 million who visited the National Aquatic Centre. Additionally, they attracted 7.4 million more visitors than the least popular zoos, which had only 1.01 million visitors. The British Museum and the Rijksmuseum had 2.98 million and 2.44 million visitors, respectively, with the British Museum receiving 0.54 million more visitors than its counterpart.
Both the British Museum and the Rijksmuseum experienced modest growth trends, with the former seeing an increase of 1.32 million visitors and the latter an increase of 1.84 million over the two decades. Conversely, the National Aquatic Centre saw a decline in visitors by 0.64 million. Despite some slight fluctuations, amusement parks maintained their popularity throughout this period. In contrast, the number of visitors to the zoos remained stable at 1.01 million over the two decades.