Even in our crazy and constantly changing world, there is one constant thing - people’s passion for travel. Since the end of the pandemic, tourism, both domestic and international, has been growing for the third year in a row. No wonder - people want new experiences.Today, almost the entire globe is available to travelers - the only question is money and the right choice of destination. Moreover, you may realize that some incredibly popular places of interest are actually greatly overrated. The corresponding online threads come to help tourists. Such, for example, asthis thread in the AskReddit community.More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Even in our crazy and constantly changing world, there is one constant thing - people’s passion for travel. Since the end of the pandemic, tourism, both domestic and international, has been growing for the third year in a row. No wonder - people want new experiences.
Today, almost the entire globe is available to travelers - the only question is money and the right choice of destination. Moreover, you may realize that some incredibly popular places of interest are actually greatly overrated. The corresponding online threads come to help tourists. Such, for example, asthis thread in the AskReddit community.
More info:Reddit
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Amazed I haven’t seen this mentioned yet but isn’t Las Vegas' whole shtick being a tourist trap
Hollywood Blvd is pretty junky. I always feel bad for people who make the trip to Los Angeles and end up there. They must be like wtf?
Don’t go to England just to see Stonehenge. You will be bitterly disappointed. That being said, if you are in England, and you do want to see Stonehenge, spend time in Salisbury as well., enjoy the scenery on the way there and back. Spend time exploring the area around Waterloo station in London.Be a traveler, not a tourist.
It will soon be two hundred years since Thomas Cook from England organized the first event that could be called a full-fledged tourist trip, and since then there have been many people who make money not only from organizing tourism, but also from rating various attractions and hotels, restaurants and other places that surround them.
Disneyland
If you come to San Francisco, Pier 39 is a tourist trap. It’s just a long outdoor mall filled with useless tchotchkes. Instead, opt for the golden gate bridge, golden gate park, ocean beach, or one of our various arts and science museums.
That big as fake Noah’s Arc thing in Kentucky. It’s bt stacked on b*t, that is stealing money from old folks and idiots. I’m good with them ripping off the idiots, but there’s lines of busses from retirement homes lined up there daily.Edit: thanks folks, I was off a state. It’s still horrible
“People have always loved travel stories, which were often incredibly detailed in the smallest detail,” says Valery Bolgan, a historian and journalist, editor-in-chief ofIntent press agency in Ukraine, with whomBored Pandagot in touch for a comment here. “After all, the famous travel notes of the great travelers, starting from Marco Polo or Ibn Battuta, contained not only descriptions of unknown lands and customs of other peoples, but also detailed stories and assessments of lodgings and cuisine at inns.”
“Secondly, people’s tastes and opinions differ greatly, so if one of your friends or some popular blogger didn’t like this or that place, it’s far from a fact that you won’t like it either. In the end, many Parisians literally hated the Eiffel Tower for several decades and sought its immediate demolition - and today it is the true pride of all of France. So the best thing is to form your own opinion about everything, to see with your own eyes. If, of course, the budget of your trip allows it," Valery summarizes.
Mount Everest, garbage and dead people everywhere, extremely expensive too
I’ve traveled to over 30 countries and all 50 states. It’s less about a city and more about specific areas within one. You can find local chill areas anywhere just as you can tourist trap areas.Example New Orleans: tourist trap - Bourbon Street. Local spots - magazine, garden district, Frenchman (though tourists are starting to find it).Example Orlando: tourist trap- I drive, the parks, basically anywhere south of downtown. Local - milk district, Mills, winter Park, etc.Example Dublin Ireland: tourist trap- Temple bar. Local- Stoneybatter, kilmainham, etc.You get the point
I don’t think people understand what a “Tourist Trap” is. You can argue that Times Square is a tourist trap, but it’s ridiculous to say that the entire city is a trap. The London Eye could be a trap, but not London.
The pyramids is a very uncomfortable experience you get f*****g harassed beyond belief
Magnolia Market in Waco, TX. It’s basically a giant gift shop for Chip and Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper. Wife dragged me there and it was so busy you couldn’t even do anything. It sucked.
From what I’ve heard, Dubai is atrocious if you’re not a multi-millionaire+
If there is a rain forest cafe and a madame tousards, it’s a tourist trap.
Mount Rushmore is small.
Times square for sure
Plymouth Rock. It’s likely not actually from 1620 and it’s a pretty small rock.
Branson.Take everything fun out of Vegas and put it in the middle of nowhere midwest. It’s a magnet for old people and f***y pack dads.
Gatlinburg, TN.That place is a tourist hell-hole. Good luck actually finding historical buildings and monuments.
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Nashville. Come on down and see the one street just to get s**tfaced and listen to washed out, s****y country in a shoulder-to-shoulder honkytonk. Sure, there is plenty more to see and do down here but that seems to be the main attraction to a lot of folks
Wall Drug (but I think that’s the point)
Half of the “attractions” in the Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville area in Tennessee. Outside Dollywood, there’s not much worth a damn.
Ripley’s Believe it or Not’s
Istanbul! As a woman alone is a complete nightmare, you will get harassed and stalked. If you’re a male alone you have 90% chances of being scammed.Istanbul is amazing but not a place for solo travel! Beware and mind your surroundings. Trust no one.
Fisherman’s Wharf in San Fran.Thousands of better things to do in San Francisco than see this unremarkable stupid wharf of pointless shopping.Edit: Fisherman’s Wharf not Pacific Wharf.And yes the seals/sea lions are def it’s only saving grace
Wisconsin Dells. But it’s actually a fun one.
Certain parts of the city center of Amsterdam is the worst tourist trap s**thole I’ve been to.
SF Giants game in SF.You can tell who isn’t from the city because they are all heading to the store to buy hoodies and jackets half way through the game when the cold/fog/rain rolls in after it’s been warm and sunny all day.
Niagara Falls, Ontario.
F*****g Paris. The Eiffel Tower is ao crowded. People pushing and shoving.Go to nicer quieter areas outside of Paris where you can chill and breathe.
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