Most overrated tourist attractions in the world
Jun 23, 2014, 2:30 am
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The Sistine Chapel (Yeah, I'll get slammed for this). OK. The art is beautiful. But the thing is the size of my boss' office. There are teen-aged kids in my neighborhood who could have painted that in half a day. You want to see art, go to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Jun 23, 2014, 2:33 am
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This. I think the pyramids were one of if not the only one that made me think "huh, these are actually impressive." To the guy who listed Khao Sahn Rd. above...what are you talking about? It's a street with cheap backpacker lodging and bars, not a tourist attraction.
Jun 23, 2014, 4:54 pm
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I'm with you, I was not impressed. Especially with St. Pietro right next door which really wowed me.
Jun 23, 2014, 5:19 pm
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Stonehenge is incredibly unimpressive in light of Avebury being a short drive away, being much larger, and also having a pub in the middle (Not a good pub, mind you, but a pub, nonetheless...).
Jun 23, 2014, 7:06 pm
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WAT?
Yes it is touristy and the mobs large, but really?
Mine would be Atlantis in Nassau. $120 for water slides and a fake river. Yeah it was fun, but not $120 worth of fun. I had way more fun on a Sea-Doo in Key West a few days later for less than that.
Yes it is touristy and the mobs large, but really?
Mine would be Atlantis in Nassau. $120 for water slides and a fake river. Yeah it was fun, but not $120 worth of fun. I had way more fun on a Sea-Doo in Key West a few days later for less than that.
Jun 24, 2014, 6:34 am
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Jun 24, 2014, 7:11 am
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The Eiffel Tower - I remember it as rusty and like giant meccano. Mind you I was a moody teenager at the time so I'm not sure anything would have impressed me.
The Pyramids at Giza - whilst the construction of the pyramids is undoubtedly spectacular I didn't expect the slums and neon coca cola signs to be within touching distance
The Grand Canal, Venice - filthy water, horrendous smell and so crowded it was claustrophobic.
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge - a complete assualt on the senses after driving through the beauty of the Smoky mountains
Kensington Palace, London - embarassingly poor selection of empty rooms with blacked out windows and pretentious arty displays of tiny chairs and folder paper.
I'm sure there are more than totally underwhelmed me - like the entire "historic" island of Malta however at least nobody ever described it as a tourist attraction!
The Pyramids at Giza - whilst the construction of the pyramids is undoubtedly spectacular I didn't expect the slums and neon coca cola signs to be within touching distance
The Grand Canal, Venice - filthy water, horrendous smell and so crowded it was claustrophobic.
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge - a complete assualt on the senses after driving through the beauty of the Smoky mountains
Kensington Palace, London - embarassingly poor selection of empty rooms with blacked out windows and pretentious arty displays of tiny chairs and folder paper.
I'm sure there are more than totally underwhelmed me - like the entire "historic" island of Malta however at least nobody ever described it as a tourist attraction!
Jun 24, 2014, 7:16 am
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I basically ran through it as my girlfriend was not feeling well and even in the brief amount of time we did spend there I thought I had seen more than enough. We went in March and the crowds were out of control already. I can't imagine in the summer.
I'll add the Pantheon to this list.
Jun 24, 2014, 7:39 am
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Jun 24, 2014, 10:00 am
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Jun 24, 2014, 12:46 pm
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I will say that we were able to get to Stonehenge before convoy of tourist buses showed up and found our experience with the other 3 people who were there when we first arrived in stark contrast to our experience when joined by the crowds that were there when we left.
How do you know that? Did you try all 435 crystal healing, vortexy places?
