Every year, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and the Economics practice at AECOM collaborate to publish the TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index - the definitive study of attendance at the world's top theme parks, water parks and museums. Here are North America's top 20 attractions, waterparks and museums, ranked by attendance, in 2019.

Top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America
Rank	Park, Location	Change	2019	2018
1	Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA	0.5%	20,963,000	20,859,000
2	Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA	0.0%	18,666,000	18,666,000
3	Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA	1.0%	13,888,000	13,750,000
4	Epcot at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA	0.0%	12,444,000	12,444,000
5	Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA	2.0%	11,483,000	11,258,000
6	Univeral Studios at Universal Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA	2.0%	10,922,000	10,708,000
7	Universal's Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Orlando, FL, USA	6.0%	10,375,000	9,788,000
8	Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, CA, USA	0.0%	9,861,000	9,861,000
9	Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CA, USA	0.0%	9,147,000	9,147,000
10	SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA	1.0%	4,640,000	4,594,000
11	Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA, USA	3.0%	4,238,000	4,115,000
12	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA	1.0%	4,180,000	4,139,000
13	Canada's Wonderland, Maple, ON, Canada	4.0%	3,950,000	3,798,000
14	Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA	1.5%	3,731,000	3,676,000
15	Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA, USA	0.5%	3,610,000	3,592,000
16	Kings Island, Kings Island, OH, USA	1.0%	3,521,000	3,486,000
17	SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA	-8.1%	3,485,000	3,793,000*
18	Six Flags Grand Adventure, Jackson, NJ, USA	1.5%	3,451,000	3,400,000
19	Hershey Park, Hershey, PA, USA	0.5%	3,384,000	3,367,000
20	Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL, USA	2.0%	3,169,000	3,107,000
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2019			159,108,000	157,478,000
TOP 20 ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2018-19		1.0%	159,108,000	157,478,000

Top 20 Water Parks in North America
Rank	Park, Location	Change	2019	2018
1	Typhoon Lagoon at Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA	-1.0%	2,248,000	2,271,000
2	Blizzard Beach at Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA	-1.0%	1,983,000	2,003,000
3	Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA	5.0%	1,811,000	1,725,000
4	Aquatica, Orlando, FL, USA	-1.5%	1,533,000	1,556,000
5	Schlitterbahn, New Braunfels, TX, USA	-2.0%	996,000	1,016,000
6	Water Country USA, Williamsburg, VA, USA	1.0%	736,000	729,000
7	Adventure Island, Tampa, FL, USA	-1.9%	656,000	669,000
8	Aquatica San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA	0.9%	651,000	645,000
9	Schlitterbahn, Galveston, TX, USA	1.4%	567,000	559,000
10	Splish Splash, Calverton, NY, USA	0.6%	542,000	539,000
11	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington, TX, USA	0.9%	538,000	533,000
12	Six Flags White Water Atlanta, Marietta, GA, USA	-0.9%	526,000	531,000
13	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Jackson, NJ, USA	1.5%	482,000	475,000
14	Typhoon Texas Waterpark, Katy, TX, USA	6.0%	478,000	451,000
15	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, Spring, TX, USA	0.0%	475,000	475,000*
16	Zoombezi Bay, Powell, OH, USA	6.4%	466,000	438,000
17	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix, Glendale, AZ, USA	-2.0%	441,000	450,000*
18	Camelbeach, Tannersville, PA, USA	0.5%	439,000	437,000
19	Dollywood's Splash Country, Pigeon Forge, TN, USA	-0.9%	433,000	437,000
20	Cedar Point Shores, Sandusky, OH, USA	1.0%	424,000	420,000
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2019			16,425,000	16,359,000
TOP 20 ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2018-2019		1.2%	16,425,000	16,237,000

Top 20 Museums in North America
Rank	Museum, Location	Change	2019	2018	Admission
1	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA	-8.0%	6,770,000	7,360,000	Paid
2	American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA	0.0%	5,000,000	5,000,000	Paid
3	National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA	-12.5%	4,200,000	4,800,000	Free
4	National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA	-7.5%	4,074,000	4,404,000	Free
5	National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, USA	-48.4.4%	3,200,000	6,200,000	Free
6	National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, USA	-31.7%	2,800,000	4,100,000*	Free
7	California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA	-12.7%	2,200,000	2,520,000	Paid
8	National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC, USA	5.3%	2,000,000	1,900,000*	Free
8	Smithsonian American Art Museum (with the Renwick Gallery), Washington, DC, USA	-36.5%	2,000,000	3,150,000*	Free
10	Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA	-28.2%	1,992,000	2,774,000	Paid
11	Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX, USA	-14.7%	1,974,000	2,313,000	Free
12	National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, USA	-26.1%	1,700,000	2,300,000*	Free
13	The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA	2.7%	1,666,000	1,622,000	Paid
14	U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, USA	-3.0%	1,600,000	1,650,000	Paid
15	Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA	-2.0%	1,494,000	1,525,000	Paid
16	Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, USA	5.1%	1,487,000*	1,415,000	Paid
17	Museum of Science, Boston, MA, USA	0.0%	1,458,000	1,458,000	Paid
17	The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA	-4.6%	1,439,000	1,509,000	Free
19	Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, USA	-10.7%	1,388,000	1,500,000*	Paid
20	California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA	2.0%	1,321,000	1,295,000	Paid
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2019			49,763,000	58,850,000
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2018-19		-13.2%	49,763,000	60,337,000

*Adjustment versus the figure we published in last year’s report