Instagram has hit the road.
The wildly popular photo sharing app has become the de facto vacation camera for users around the world, according to new data from the company, revealing that two of the 10 most frequently Instagrammed destinations are airports. Other tourist favorites like the Eiffel Tower, Disneyland and the Santa Monica Pier also make the list of the most popular spots to snap.
While many of the top 10 are on the West Coast, the two most popular places for Instagram users are, perhaps surprisingly, in Thailand. Curiously enough, one of them is a mall.
That aberration aside, Instagram is becoming something of an advertisement for world travel, a way for its users to celebrate their wanderers. Here is where they went in 2012.
The Most Instagrammed Places of 2012
10. Santa Monica Pier(01 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/KO0Yv4Cito/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="thekirkby via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/KO0Yv4Cito/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="10">thekirkby via Instagram</a>)
9. Staples Center(02 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/TxnecDRhak/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="carolinawit via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/TxnecDRhak/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">carolinawit via Instagram</a>)
8. Eiffel Tower(03 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/MibWDxpyU-/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="bebelieber__ via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/MibWDxpyU-/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">bebelieber__ via Instagram</a>)
7. Dodger Stadium(04 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/Tu5MctDgb2/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="mayrajasline52 via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/Tu5MctDgb2/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="7">mayrajasline52 via Instagram</a>)
6. LAX(05 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/TyF0qhjbOj/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="jonesy_777 via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/TyF0qhjbOj/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="6">jonesy_777 via Instagram</a>)
5. AT&T Park(06 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/TxdHBJlrW9/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="garciaeduard0 via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/TxdHBJlrW9/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">garciaeduard0 via Instagram</a>)
4. Times Square(07 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/TyFK3-lM_o/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="mlleadubai via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/TyFK3-lM_o/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">mlleadubai via Instagram</a>)
3. Disneyland(08 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/TyFbS4I2qK/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="raquelita2014 via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/TyFbS4I2qK/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="3">raquelita2014 via Instagram</a>)
2. Siam Paragon(09 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/Tx8uicAJcW/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="prearther via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/Tx8uicAJcW/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">prearther via Instagram</a>)
1. Suvarnabhumi Airport(10 of10)
(credit:<a target="_blank" href="http://instagr.am/p/TxQ5ldybEK/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="cblaguardia via Instagram" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9cabc0e4b03a1dcc80bdd7" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://instagr.am/p/TxQ5ldybEK/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="1">cblaguardia via Instagram</a>)
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