The world’s most boast-worthy places according to Instagram

10 December 2017 - 00:00 By Elizabeth Sleith

Disneyland in Anaheim, California, was the world's most Instagrammed location this year, according to a survey by the photo-sharing app. Its 2017 hit-parade also includes a list of the 10 most Instagrammed cities.
On that list, New York City takes the biggest bite. The lists are based on the most popular geo-tags, by which people use the GPS system on their smartphones to automatically identify where they are.
Rounding out the top five locations, in order from two, were Times Square and Central Park in New York; the Eiffel Tower in Paris; and Tokyo Disneyland.Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida; the Louvre in Paris; the Brooklyn Bridge; the Disney California Adventure Park (also in Anaheim, US); and the Las Vegas Strip rounded out the top 10.
The Louvre was also the world's highest-ranking museum.
When it came to cities, New York was followed by Moscow, London, São Paulo, and Paris.
Los Angeles in the US; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Jakarta, Indonesia; Istanbul, Turkey; and Barcelona, Spain, completed the top 10...

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