( CNN ) -- A woman with a mysterious smile is one of the most magnetic draws at the world 's most popular museum . Not familiar with her ? Here 's another hint : This centuries-old museum took a breathtaking modern leap in 1989 with the introduction of a glass pyramid outside . Not surprisingly , the Louvre in Paris is the world 's most visited museum , with 9.3 million visitors last year , according to the 2013 Museum Index . The index , released this month as part of the TEA/AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report , is in its second year of tracking museum attendance . The report tracks top museums in Europe , the United States , Canada and the Asia-Pacific region . Next year , Mexico and Latin America will be included in the museum category , according to engineering design firm AECOM , one of the organizations behind the index . The top 20 museums for 2013 include six museums in London , thanks in part to the heavily promoted 2012 Olympic Games , which brought a boost in visitor interest in the city . Four museums in Washington , three in Paris , two in New York , two in China , two in Taiwan and one in Vatican City round out the rest of the list . Click through the gallery above to see all the world 's most visited museums . World 's top 25 amusement parks . And the top spot in Europe is ...
Six of the most visited museums of 2013 are in London . The world 's most visited museum is home to Leonardo da Vinci 's `` Mona Lisa '' Overall , there were more than 100 million visits to these six museums.