10 Surprisingly Pretty Photos of the World's Most Instagrammed Spot

We don't need a list to tell us that many, many, many people take pictures in Times Square—selfies, ussies, photos that require blocking the flow of pedestrian traffic, photos with scary costumed Elmos/Transformers/babies, the list goes on and on. But the Midtown attraction's shutterbug supremacy has officially been confirmed by Instagram, which released a list of 2015's most photographed places in the world (via Travel & Leisure, h/t Gothamist), based on photos tagged on the platform. New York City topped the list, with Times Square being the most popular location. We know what you're thinking: Times Square is loud, crowded, and not all that pretty. But these photos—all of which were posted to Instagram—may just change your mind about that.

A photo posted by George Mathew (@gmathewsva) on Nov 5, 2015 at 4:56pm PST

A photo posted by J A C O B R I G L I N (@jacob) on Nov 4, 2015 at 2:11am PST

@beholdingeye Times Square taken with @flynyon

A photo posted by nyonair (@nyonair) on Nov 19, 2015 at 9:20am PST

Birds eye views of Times Square. | #CreateYourHype

A photo posted by Humza Deas (@humzadeas) on Nov 21, 2015 at 7:50am PST

Friday night lights // #nyc #TGIF

A photo posted by Christine Amorose (@cestchristine) on Feb 27, 2015 at 3:17pm PST

A photo posted by Sam Horine (@samhorine) on Jul 22, 2014 at 6:35pm PDT

#Sunset on W. 46th St., #TimesSquare #NYC

A photo posted by Times Square NYC (@timessquarenyc) on May 29, 2015 at 4:05pm PDT

A photo posted by NYC (@andrewthomasnyc) on Aug 19, 2015 at 1:21pm PDT

A photo posted by Vanessa Pilon (@vanpailong) on Dec 1, 2015 at 6:34pm PST

A photo posted by Priscilla Parenti Araujo (@pricandy) on Dec 2, 2015 at 1:42pm PST

· This Is The Most Instagrammed Spot In NYC [Gothamist]
· The 20 Most Instagrammed Places in the World [T&L]