All articles tagged with #tourist traps
A 2025 analysis by Nomad highlights the world's worst tourist traps based on negative TripAdvisor reviews, with Wall Drug and Fisherman's Wharf in the US topping the list, and European sites like Las Ramblas and Temple Bar also ranking high for disappointment and overcrowding.
Redditors share 19 tourist traps that are actually worth visiting, including the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Machu Picchu, the pyramids, the French Quarter in New Orleans, Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris, the Roman Colosseum, the Grand Canyon, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Alcatraz in San Francisco, Cap de T-Rex in Bali, Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Banff in Alberta, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Petra and Wadi Rum in Jordan, Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, Pike Place Market in Seattle, and the Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand.