It's Hard to Believe How Empty the World's Top Tourist Destinations Are Due to Coronavirus — Until You See These Photos

A sole visitor stands outside the deserted courtyard of the Louvre Pyramid, which marks the main entrance to the museum. The Louvre will remain closed until further notice. 

The once bustling Italian restaurants in Piazza Navona, located in the historic center of Rome, sit nearly empty now as the entire nation sits under quarantine.

The Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque sits completely empty in a sign of just how seriously tourists are taking the coronavirus. Despite being Islam's holiest site, healthy measures now dictate no one can touch the Kaaba.

The tourist boats at the Wat Arun in Bangkok have turned into ghost ships with the spread of coronavirus. The tourism industry here has been hit particularly hard as the majority of visitors typically hail from China. 

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walking past people praying at the nearly deserted Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, shows off the latest coronavirus trend: plastic hat coverings. Israel imposed a two-week quarantine on all travelers entering the country, nearly stopping tourism altogether. 

The Pariser Platz at the Brandenburg Gate, a typically busy tourist destination, sits alone in mid-March. Though this shouldn’t be surprising considering the government has asked citizens to stay home and avoid public gatherings. 

The wildly popular Spanish Steps by the Trinita dei Monti church in central Rome sat completely empty on March 12, 2020. In response to the spread, Italy shut all stores except for pharmacies and food shops, along with its national quarantine.

The spread of the coronavirus meant the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy sat empty on March 12, 2020. The Italian government has forbidden personal movement, making scenes like this all the more likely. 

Due to the Italian government’s mandate to restrict personal movement, the ancient Roman Forum ruins and the Colosseum sit without a single tourist in sight. 

Two visitors walk through the courtyard of Gyeongbokgung Palace in central Seoul wearing face masks on March 6, 2020. The site typically welcomes thousands of visitors a day, but sits nearly empty amid the global health crisis. 

A woman dons a protective face mask while walking under the stunning cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 4, a sight that typically brings in thousands of visitors to the city, but will now be enjoyed only by the few. 

An aerial view of Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province shows an unprecedented sight: The entire temple empty. According to the head of the World Travel and Tourism Council, the spread of COVID-19 could cost world tourism at least $22 billion. 

A lone municipality worker cleans lamp posts outside the Luxor Temple in Egypt. Due to the coronavirus tourism has dropped drastically to the region. 

The Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai sits alone, save for a few monks strolling in the courtyard. The temple, built in 1441, has weathered it all, and will soon be a tourism hot spot once general tourism can resume. 

Just a smattering of tourists and pilgrims can be seen outside the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.