Random Tourist Destinations People Say You Have To Go To That Are Actually Terrible (16 items)

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  (#6) Stonehenge

  • Wiltshire, United Kingdom

  Almost one million people visit Stonehenge every single year in the United Kingdom, despite the fact that there really isn’t that much to see. Compared to other similar monuments and structures nearby, such as the Avebury henge, Stonehenge is much smaller and far more damaged. Add to this the fact that Stonehenge is actually located right next to a busy road (which kind of spoils the atmosphere) and is roped off so that you can't even get near to it - instead, you have to put up with a rather distant view of the archeological site while being smothered by dozens of other tourists - and you've got a pretty solid argument about why Stonehenge isn't exactly a must-see.
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  (#14) Great Sphinx of Giza

  • Giza, Egypt

  The Sphinx is a major Egyptian tourist attraction and has taken on something of a mythical quality thanks to appearances in movies and television shows. However, the reality of visiting the Sphinx is not as glamorous as it has been made out to be. Exacerbated by a lack of shade to protect visitors from the blistering heat and the constant badgering of local sellers, the monument itself is just not that impressive. It is much smaller than many people have imagined it to be and has been so badly damaged over the years by erosion that the face has become barely recognizable.
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  (#15) Venice Canals

  The canals of Venice have a historically romantic reputation that makes them a desirable location for couples from all around the world. While they do have a certain mystique surrounding them, the canals are not as beautiful as one might imagine. These overrated waterways are filled with litter, garbage, and gross pollutants - as it is, it acts more like a sewer than anything else. It also emanates a foul-smelling stench and has a rather unpleasant look.

  And cleaning the water is no easy task, as the sheer amount of water and muck that needs to be processed makes the ordeal both time consuming and expensive. Some 50 years passed before they finally cleaned the canals in 1995, and the process was so slow that it took 20 years to complete.
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  (#7) Leaning Tower of Pisa

  • Pisa, Italy

  The Leaning Tower of Pisa is definitely one of the most overrated tourist attraction in the world. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, though, if you really think about it as just a bell tower that is leaning slightly to its side. It’s possible to recreate the same experience in almost any city in the world that has a bell tower by just tilting your head. The only unique thing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa offers is that you can pretend that you are holding the structure up in a photograph. Even this redeeming quality is diminishing, though, as the tower is actually straightening out.
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  (#12) Hobbiton, New Zealand

  The Hobbiton set that was used in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series has a permanent home in New Zealand and has become a huge tourist attraction due to the success of the movies. While the hobbit holes and outside structures look somewhat impressive at first glance, when examined up close it becomes obvious to tourists that these were simply film sets rather than actual homes. Even the buildings that you can actually go into are totally unfurnished and plain, as the interior shots were all filmed in a separate studio. Overall, the attraction has been pretty overrated considering how little there is to actually see.
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  (#2) Four Corners

  • New Mexico, USA

  The Four Corners Monument is a popular attraction in the United States, as it has a special status - it is the only place in the entire country where four separate states share a border and it is appropriately marked by a concrete slab that visualizes where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah all meet. Unfortunately, it isn’t much of an attraction and is considered to be highly overrated by people living in those states. The disappointment mostly stems from the monument being located in the middle of nowhere, plus there are no other attractions nearby, a lack of facilities at the location, and almost no cell phone or Internet service.

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