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50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren’t Worth The Hype

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When we're planning our next vacation, we want to go somewhere that will wow us with its beauty and culture, and will enrich our lives in ways we may not even know yet. We think of our favorite books and movies, hit up our wanderlust friends, maybe do some research online, and finally pack our bags, hoping for the best. Unfortunately, some places just don't quite live up to the hype.

So to provide you with an alternative point of view and help you get the most out of your time and money, we at Bored Panda decided to scroll through the subreddit 'Travel' and see which locations its 7 million members have been listing as the biggest disappointments.

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#1

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype don't bother going to Liberty Island (statue of Liberty). all you're going to end up doing is craning your neck upwards for a shi**y view of the statue.

Instead, take the Staten Island Ferry out to SI. It's FREE. 100% Free. read that again because it's not common in NYC. IT IS FREE.

It's a 30 minute trip from Financial District down to Staten island. The ferry has concessions which serve alcohol, or you can actually bring your own on board and drink. It offers an awesome view of the statue of liberty, and Ellis Island. 30 minutes to Staten, then just jump on the next boat back to Manhattan. That's an hour of your life and is totally worth it and fun.

cheeseburgerwaffles , Julie Crawford Report

Final score:

318points

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#2

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Disney World. The lines are terrible. Expensive as hell. The rides are not even that impressive anymore. You're surrounded by weird people and jerks. The service is crap. It is completely packed. It's either raining or hot as hell.

babbyjay , Ivan Curra Report

Final score:

240points

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It will be interesting to see how the travel industry will look in 2023. Day Out in England, a travel website on a mission to introduce people to the best days out in each county in England, recently surveyed 980 of their readers about their day trips for 2023, and found that 41% of them think they may have fewer days out in 2023 due to the rising cost of living, and 31% said they definitely will.

"When it comes to those long-awaited holidays, 39% of people said they plan to stay in England for their main holiday in 2023, while 50% will be going abroad. 11% won’t be holidaying at all," Day Out in England told Bored Panda in an email.

#3

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Well, lots of people say the United Arab Emirates, and I'll agree. It held my interest for a while with the craziness of its modern elements, and I saw quite a lot of it, enjoying the rural places like Liwa and Al Ain, but it really gets tired quickly. The facilities just don't stack up to western cities and they always seem like a pastiche, with the repressive undercurrent throughout the place never fully hidden (did you know they had a spate of foreign maids falling out of apartment windows?).

Anyway, the reason I bring it up is because, for a better Arab experience, you can go next door to Oman. Old forts, dramatic mountains, dunes, beaches, souqs, old men drinking tea and playing chess on the corniche, it has it all and feels much more authentic and friendly than Dubai. It's certainly not as advanced and easy to visit but the roads are good, crime is low, and English is widely spoken, so it's actually not that difficult a place for tourists.

HotChickenHero , PinkFloydFanSince1986 Report

Final score:

195points

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#4

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype LA.

Lots of stuff to do, but it takes forever to get there. I feel like I spent my whole LA stay in the car, stuck in traffic.

The rest of California that I saw was great, I'd do any part of it again, but not LA.

Kevlaars , Jirka Matousek Report

Final score:

184points

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#5

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Boise Idaho, I know what you're thinking "It's hot, brown, nothing really interesting about it, and it's full of crazy mormons and republicans and spiders." In real life it's actually slightly worse

cyrusm , Elevate PC Consulting Report

Final score:

183points

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"As the cost of living crisis eats away at disposable income, the average person expects to spend £20-30 per person per day out, including transport, food, and attraction costs, so finding affordable activities could be big in 2023," they continued.

However, people's desire to travel hasn't gone anywhere. 82% of respondents would rather have a day out than a big gift for their birthday or for Christmas.

#6

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Monaco. I was in southern France in 2012 and decided to take a quick bus ride over to Monaco one day just because I heard was almost like a paradise. But I was thoroughly disappointed with the place. Nothing but high end clothing stores, extremely overpriced, terrible food, and yacht docks. A complete absence of anything interesting. It seriously felt like a place for ultra-rich people to sit around jerk each other off.

crwrd , Vadim Limin Report

Final score:

168points

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#7

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Times Square is the most overrated tourist spot on the globe. New York is an incredible, wonderful city but Times Square is its nadir

DenisDomaschke , Joel Kramer Report

Final score:

164points

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#8

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype The Mall of America, its just like any other mall. There's just 4 Victoria's Secrets instead of 1.

Firedupchip , Tyler Vigen Report

Final score:

153points

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"The capital continues to draw people for days out, with 37% of people saying they plan to visit London in 2023," Day Out in England added.

"The South West is also a firm favorite, with 26% of people saying Cornwall was on their list for next year, and 25% saying Devon was their top choice."

#9

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Pyramids of Giza; might be being too harsh, but the swarm of aggressive market vendors surrounding them makes the place a bit of a nightmare. One woman from our group asked a guard to take her photo standing next to the pyramids, and the guard refused to give it back without recieving payment (I cant recall the amount but being extorted by a man with an AK-47 isn't an ideal situation). Inside the tombs themselves it reeked of piss and was a claustrophobes complete nightmare. A ~ 5 foot tall, very steep ramp with fuck all to prevent a fall wide enough to fit 1.5 men at best with a steady stream of people coming up from the opposite direction. Being literally yelled at to buy headscarves and assorted plastic shite by the truly horrible merchants outside completely ruined my experience of the place, which I'm so, so sad about because I spent months looking forward to the trip.

TheTrustyCrumpet , Vincent Brown Report

Final score:

142points

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#10

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype I used to live and work in Waikiki. A lot of people don't know this but if you leave Waikiki there's a whole bunch more island to explore with more beaches and more food and more authentic culture than what you get in just one tiny area.

The number of tourists I used to meet out there who would spend thousands of dollars and travel thousands of miles to come to Hawaii only to never leave their resort, much less the area it's in, never ceased to disgust me.

schnit123 , dlhnpdx Report

Final score:

130points

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#11

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype I present you the most overrated/underwhelming tourist attraction in the world...

Editor's note: It's Manneken Pis in Brussels.

PyongyangJim added:
If you find yourself in this situation, turn around, go into The Poechenellekelder across the street. Grab some nice Belgian beer and watch the people.

Triplen01 Report

Final score:

127points

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Even though the world is waking up to the environmental impact travel has on the planet, a surprising 67% of people say they still don’t look for eco-friendly activities when planning days out.

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#12

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Don't go the Empire State Building. Instead, go to 30 Rock - the view is better, it's cheaper, it's bigger, and the wait times are 5 minutes instead of 5 hours.

[deleted] , Matthew Nissen Report

Final score:

116points

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#13

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype I’m not sure if it’s really globally critically acclaimed, but Sunset Blvd in Hollywood.

It is literally just a rundown street with dingy storefronts and the Church of Scientology trying to rope you into joining their cult. But oh! There’s plaques set into the sidewalk for celebrities or celebrity-adjacent people you may or may not recognize that paid for them to be there. Seriously. There is nothing to see there.

I’m sure people more familiar with LA can give better suggestions (I’m partial to Venice Beach, but that is rough around the edges too), but I say, just go to San Diego.

BohoPhoenix , Doug Kerr Report

Final score:

113points

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#14

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Most underwhelming/overrated one I can think of is the Mona Lisa. It is quite small, with a 10 foot barrier around it and about 1000 asian tourists snapping photos at any given time.

ZAHANMA , Ninara Report

Final score:

113points

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CEO of Day Out in England, Victoria Philpott, better known online as Vicky FlipFlop said:

“As the cost of living crisis bites and we consider the cost of holidaying abroad, many of us will be changing the way we travel in 2023."

"Days out in England haven’t been this popular since before budget airlines began, and I always love finding out which English counties are the most popular on our site, as it can be so different for everyone," she explained.

"Whether you want to see the cities, have an adventure in the countryside, or find some photo-worthy towns and villages, England has it."

#15

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Shocked no one has said this yet.

Plymouth F**king Rock

If you haven't seen any pictures of it, you imagine it as this epic massive stone representing the pioneering spirit of the first European settlers.

What you get is a rock that's the size of about 3 footballs with a date carved into it. It's surrounded by this little gate thing and you look down into it. Since the pit the rock is in is surrounded by sand, people find it to be a convenient ash tray. There were cigarette butts everywhere when I went. Shit was depressing.

InferiousX , Thomas Hawk Report

Final score:

112points

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#16

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Bourbon Street. Happy I did it once but it smells of garbage, is crowded, sketchy, and did I mention the smell?

Schmabadoop , Infrogmation of New Orleans Report

Final score:

103points

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#17

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Niagara Falls on the American side was not so great. The falls you always see in the movies are Horseshoe falls, and you can barely see those from the US. And in reality, there are like 20 "Maid in the Mist's," and you pay like $30 for a 10 minute boat ride, and to get drenched in stinky water. And there is nothing else to do in the area unless you go into Buffalo.

frogfeets , Doug Kerr Report

Final score:

102points

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For many, traveling was crazy in 2022. Rental car shortages, packed capitals, and sky-high airfares were really testing some nerves. Hopefully, travel in 2023 won't be as overwhelming.

#18

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype I found Pisa to be overrated. It’s small and was extremely crowded when I went.

There are definitely some things worth seeing but I wouldn’t go back again. A day trip was plenty.

captainmagictrousers added:
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is great, if you want to see 500 people posing like they're mimes trapped in a box.

KrytenLister , Ray Harrington Report

Final score:

101points

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#19

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype If you want to see Redwoods or just Nature and you are in San Francisco, do not, I repeat, do not go to the Muir Woods. The traffic and congestion going over the Bridge to Marin County is horrible. The woods are packed with noisy people and there is no parking. Instead go hike amongst the trees at Henry Cowell State park instead. It's in Santa Cruz and the drive is almost as lovely as the hike.

Badmoterfinger , Vinay Shivakumar Report

Final score:

99points

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#20

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Mount Rushmore was much smaller IRL than I expected

thedistrictof , Kevin Gates Report

Final score:

90points

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#21

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Rainbow Mountain in Peru. First time I realised just how much some photos on Google are photoshopped

SalamancaVice , Brian Jeffery Beggerly Report

Final score:

88points

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#22

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype The entirety of Orange County, CA. Rich and vapid; where creativity and personality goes to die. I drove all the way across the country to visit the OC and ended up having more fun in Des Moines.

[deleted] , D Ramey Logan Report

Final score:

86points

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#23

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Honestly I think NYC is overrated (and I'm an American from the East Coast). I've been probably 8-10 times in my life, and different stages of life (kid, teenager, adult, seeing friends who live there) and every time I go I feel thankful I don't live there and I'm happy to be gone. I've visited a fair number of neighborhoods and off the tourist track sights, restaurants, etc. and I still feel the same way. It's worth visiting and it's certainly diverse but it's just exhausting and kind of faceless in my opinion.

palindrome03 , JJBers Report

Final score:

80points

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#24

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Being from Miami I can truly say Miami is a bit overrated. True the beaches are nice, we have beautiful weather compared to other states, and especially S.Florida is a melting pot of exotic people. Other than that..there is a lot of crime and snobby people. The club scene is nice, and shops are nice (if you have the money to spend on ridiculous over priced items). Don't get me wrong, I have lived in other states and even in Europe and I Love living in Miami, but for an average Joe, its not what people make it out to be.

Michyluv , James Willamor Report

Final score:

80points

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#25

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype I can't believe I'm saying this (Because.. it's in WACO), but: Magnolia Silos.

We have people from all across the country DRIVING to Waco, TX, to see the magnolia silos thanks to fixer uppers.

It's not that great, people. Please do not drive for 30 hours to see this place.

It has food trucks, a vastly overpriced store, and an "okay" bakery. You get about an hour out of it, max.

Stop.

StephenSRMMartin , Kathy Report

Final score:

78points

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#26

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Austin, Texas, USA: Insanely overrated
Insanely terrible traffic for a city its size, whether along I-35 or along the myriad thoroughfares and neighborhood routes otherwise.

Stupidly long waits to get into "hip" BBQ or taco joints that might be the "best" in Austin, but would be par-for-the-course, holes-in-the-wall in many other places throughout Texas.

I'm sure the locals pre-tech-boom were generally friendly. However, today's Austin reveals a general population that is snobby, pretentious, surly, and aloof. I realize that many of these twits are nasal-sounding, vapidly-conversing, fast-talking, self-absorbed asshats from major coastal cities, although many are also Texans who wanted to get out of their hometowns and now seem to feel the need to "act Austin." The customer service in most stores and restaurants seems to reflect that accordingly.

Speaking of service, the way that my partner and I have been treated at Austin's airport on numerous occasions has been just flat-out rudely. Despite AUS being a fairly modern airport, I place it on par with LAX, Sea-Tac, Newark and Miami airports for being the worst of the worst for personnel attitudes.

Lastly, if I wanted to pay L.A., San Francisco, or NYC prices for dining out, I'd go to one of those cities.

I live down the road near Houston and am no fan of this place either, but at least we aren't trying to pass ourselves off as the coolest, most tourist-friendly city in the state. I can tolerate Austin for less than a day, then I can't wait to bail. By the way, San Antonio is fairly close to Austin and has had a far better developed tourist infrastructure for decades.

yckawtsrif , Floyd Wilde Report

Final score:

73points

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#27

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype PSA: If you're planning a trip to Greece, skip Mykonos. It's totally overrated.

My wife and I are honeymooning and while planning it booked four nights in Mykonos, something we realized late was a big mistake. This was our fault for not doing the proper homework and including it just due to brand name recognition, really. Arriving in late August, the island was very crowded and expensive to stay, eat and drink at most places. On top of that, there are not really that many beaches compared to other Islands and Mykonos lacks aesthetics (it's a dusty rock.) Mykonos locals and fans of Mykonos like to boast about the fact it's a party/clubber's destination, which seemed plausible enough except that if I wanted to go and pay for a Vegas experience, I'm more inclined to just go to Vegas. Granted, we're in our 30s and aren't the clubber types.

For our Mykonos leg we ended up calling an audible and double-booked a night to skip over to Naxos, which was absolutely wonderful by comparison. Beaches were plentiful and mostly deserted, food and lodging was very good and reasonable. We love Naxos and can't wait to go back someday. Mykonos? Not so much.

Hard to get over the fact that for the price of a single night's stay in Mykonos we were able to rent a luxury suite in Ikaria for three nights (By the way, if you're coming to Greece, GO TO IKARIA!) It's green, has amazing beaches, friendly locals,

dynohack , Jean Morton Report

Final score:

67points

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#28

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Wall Drug Store

About 10,000 signs alert you to the fact that Wall Drug is ahead when you drive across South Dakota, probably on your way to or from Mount Rushmore. The signs are fun, giving you something to look for while you drive what seems like an endless highway.

But just keep on driving and don’t stop: Once a gimmicky but real drug store, Wall Drug is now a shopping mall that specializes in crap. Imagine fake cowboy hats, fake cowboy boots and tacky t-shirts, not to mention overpriced food, as far as the eye can see. The only thing worth stopping for is the jackalope (a made-up jack rabbit/antelope cross-breed) statue, and the still-free cup of water.

MrFahrenheit_451 , Konrad Summers Report

Final score:

63points

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#29

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Jamaica. Terribly dirty, poor, violent, dangerous, and chock-full of rude and loud British and American tourists. You have to spend a fortune to get a nice holiday out of it, by heading to a decent resort.

I_AM_A_IDIOT_AMA , Steven Gresser Report

Final score:

63points

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#30

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype The Bahamas. Beautiful place and all, but Nassau is full of tourist traps and the locals are kinda a**holes.

_random_rando_ added:

Resorts in the Bahamas. Especially when you compare them with just renting a house and a boat for a week in the Abacos. There is so much more to see beyond an overpriced and overhyped tourist trap.

laxdstorn , Laura Report

Final score:

60points

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#31

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Venice. I know that's blasphemy for some, but I found it stinky, dirty, and unnecessarily expensive. I was bored within 5 or 6 hours... and I had 3 days to fill! Ended up traveling out of the city and exploring the lovely surrounding cities/countryside.

ayb added:
I had a really bad time in Venice. All I can remember are pigeons, filthy water, scaffolding, pictures of the virgin mary, spaghetti with sauce that tasted like ketchup.

Florence was quite a nice experience though.

sarah_cate1 , chillilogic.com Report

Final score:

58points

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#32

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Stonehenge.

The cool part is how old it is. That's not something you can see with your eyes.

EmeraldIbis , mari Report

Final score:

56points

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#33

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype The first semester of my sophomore year of college, I studied in Moscow. Man, was it ever awful. The people were so rude to me, the city stank, everything was incredibly expensive, people would lie to me about speaking English, and the food was just disgusting. The city is basically an overpriced toilet.

[deleted] , Andrey Filippov 安德烈 Report

Final score:

55points

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#34

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Obviously can't speak for everyone but personally I think Bali is pretty overrated. At least compared to the sky-high expectations everyone here seems to have and compared to all the pictures on instagram.

V_the_Victim added:
Can't pick a country myself, so I'll chip in with the most popular destination in Indonesia:

Bali.

It's full of tourists and so much more expensive than the rest of the country. It's a veritable desert of culture in a land with nearly 1,000 spoken languages and hundreds of ethnic groups. Heck, it doesn't even have the best beaches in Indonesia. Any traveler looking for a real experience should avoid Bali like the plague.

aleksndr_a added:

—The taxi hawkers at the airport are a mob unlike anything I’ve ever seen. They swarm you. They follow you. It is very unpleasant.

—The driving is insane. I never felt safe in any vehicle.

—Sewage is openly left everywhere, and the smell of burning trash fills the air each evening.

—If you go to any of the beaches, most are so dirty you won’t want to swim at them.

—If you go to any resort town, it’s overrun by tourists and dive bars.

—If you go inland, prepare to be eaten alive by mosquitos.

I know this is very disparaging, but Bali is in a tough situation. They are trying to build a tourism industry and make it accessible, but their local issues are too great to overcome at the moment.

snoea , alleksana Report

Final score:

55points

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#35

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype I think the worst tourist attraction I've seen was in Myanmar when I signed up for a local tour in Mandalay. They took us to a monastery where a S**T TON of people had all gathered to watch the monks walk from their dorms to go have lunch. Dozens and dozens of old (almost all of them over 65) tourists were lined up to take pictures of these poor guys as they were trying to go have a meal, and apparently this happens every day. For those of us under 30 this was incredibly strange and really embarrassing. I couldn't figure out why so many old tourists were all gathering to aggressively photograph these guys just going to have a meal.

The monastery was home to a ton of cats so I wound up hanging with them until our cab driver told us it was time to move to the next attraction.

[deleted] , Hybernator Report

Final score:

52points

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#36

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Antalya, Turkey. A formerly beautiful ancient city ruined by the massive amounts of tourist traps. During my stay in the city I had the constant feeling I was going to be ripped off. In shops, in cafés or restaurants, you name it. Not to mention the fact that the city is filled with eyesores of buildings designed to lure in tourists.

At least it's not as much of a Resort Central as the surrounding areas.

optimalg , Harald Brendel Report

Final score:

48points

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#37

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Ohio is a f**king wasteland. I had to go the cleveland once, first time, and i am always excited to see a new state especially driving because i go by everything and i can stop and look around, take pics and what not. I went to my destination turned around and left nothing at all to see.

d3lan0 , Bruce Fingerhood Report

Final score:

47points

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#38

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Panama City Beach, Florida. It's loud, it's not fun, and you're likely to get your car towed no matter where you park it.

Rexus1099 , Domenico Convertini Report

Final score:

46points

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#39

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Guatemala City.

I thought I was going to be murdered.

grimelines , Rene Hernandez Report

Final score:

45points

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#40

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Lake Louise in Alberta. Don't get me wrong, the view is breathtaking. But there are so many tourists that even at the crack of dawn, its packed. It's more hectic than enjoyable.

Bow Lake which is between Jasper and Banff is just as (if not more) beautiful and far less people.

[deleted] , Seckington Images Report

Final score:

45points

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#41

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Unpopular opinion: Hawaii is overrated.

I've experienced Oahu and Maui. I loved the astonishing coastal views, swimming holes, pineapple ice cream, poke bowls, and hiking, don't get me wrong.

But it's quite pricey compared to other similar destinations around the world, and that's just if you're doing it fairly economically (no fancy resorts or eating out 3x/day). The people of Hawaii - natives and "mainlander" transplants alike - honestly seemed pretty aloof, pissed off, and even hostile (this was especially pronounced around Honolulu); oddly similar to cities like Miami and Houston where I'd expect that sort of behavior. Customer service doesn't seem to exist in the state. HNL is one of the worst airports I've seen in the wealthy, developed world. Hawaiian Airlines is also an okay airline at best, it seems, and I've encountered some pretty unpleasant staff while flying with them. (As a side note, Southwest is now providing much more service to the state, but I don't like SWA at all. Alaska is a much better airline to fly if the opportunity is there.)

Update: I went in 2017 and 2018. Pre-pandemic.

Anyway, which tropical or otherwise warm-locale holiday destinations have I enjoyed more? Key West, Gulf Shores area (Alabama), Fiji, Northeast Queensland (Australia), Okinawa, and even Bali. I also quite enjoy New Zealand, definitely not tropical but a country whose Maori traditions/culture have a lot of similarities with native Hawaiian traditions/culture. Yet Maori people have been much kinder in my experience.

Maybe I've just done Hawaii wrong during two visits...

yckawtsrif , Bevis Chin Report

Final score:

39points

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#42

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Singapore. It's like if Orlando became a country and moved to SEA.

iamGIS , Fabio Achilli Report

Final score:

32points

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#43

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Don't know why Istanbul is often called the most beautiful city in the world. If the major attractions are of religious nature than something doesn't feel right. I cannot recall it correctly but I didn't see many women there, mostly angry looking men. The city centre was full of stray cats, more than I've ever seen.

Harry-D-Hipster , Jeroen Report

Final score:

32points

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#44

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype The Great Barrier Reef. It wasn’t more exciting than any other place I have snorkeled. Also it is all dying so it was more sad than anything.

[deleted] , Kyle Taylor Report

Final score:

31points

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#45

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Thailand. Very touristy, overcrowed and far, far away from any authenticity. Quite a disappointment.

ntripping , Diethelm Scheidereit Report

Final score:

30points

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#46

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Agra. The Taj is gorgeous, but Agra is not a nice place to visit. I honestly think that city can be completely missed. There are other spectacular Mughal monuments in Delhi. I'm not saying the Taj isn't beat taking, but I don't think it's worth allocating time away From Jaipur or Delhi if you're doing the Golden Triangle.

Also, Portland, Oregon

koreamax , Laurent de Walick Report

Final score:

30points

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#47

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Kuala Lumpur. I don't even know why this was hyped to me so much since ever since then I've heard no one think of it as a remarkable tourist destination. It's for a reason that all the photos of KL are either of the Petronas towers or the Batu caves entrance....

Berubara , Ben Metcalfe Report

Final score:

30points

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#48

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Im from Vancouver, and cant really tell why its one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. I only speak of the city itself, not the surrounding nature; our nature is up there with the rest of em. The city itself is overpriced and overrated.

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#49

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Langkawi Island. I see a lot of South-East Asian people go there on holiday but the place is incredibly tacky and looks like it hasn't been looked after for 20 years.

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#50

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Las Vegas is probably on my "skipping list", just because of the idea of it just doesn't interest me whatsoever.

I haven't really been anywhere that I would put on a skip list though. Places I wasn't too fond it (like Malta) is probably part to do with my age.

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#51

The Space Needle is cool but it's really over-priced. Sure, the rotating restaurant is kind of fun, but be prepared to really shell out the dough to eat there. The Space Needle is a lot more impressive from a little bit of a distance than it is when you're standing right underneath it IMO. If you want a nice view, try going across the lake. Take a ferry, or go up the Smith Tower instead.

Edit: Columbia! Go to the Columbia Tower! I apologize for my ignorance!

Edit again: Absolutely check out the EMP, Sci-Fi Museum, and/or The Science Center, depending on your interests. I personally think Pike Place is always worth a visit, particularly for tourists (it gets crowded though, be warned). Gas Works, Fremont, Seattle Underground...there's a lot to see and do here, it's a beautiful city.

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#52

Khao San Road. I love Thailand but I absolutely hated Khao San Road. It's entirely fabricated for tourists to make tour groups feel like they're doing something exotic and adventurous. Signs for "We don't check ID!" "Take a picture eating a scorpion for $5!" "Fake passports sold here!" and then it's just t-shirts and bars. Compared to the rest of the country it's gross, fake, and douchey.

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#53

Four corners. I wasn't expecting much before I went and it was still a letdown. It's hours from anything. You have to pay to enter, cash only, and the nearest ATM is about 45 min away. If you want a photo be prepared to wait for a full tour bus or two of Chinese women to get through the line before you. Also all around the monument are peddled selling you overpriced junk.

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#54

Old Faithful, it is honestly one of the least spectacular geysers in Yellowstone. I feel like the only reason it is so famous is because it is a relatively tall geyser and goes off so predictably.

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#55

Apparently Chicago's biggest tourist destination is navy pier. It's small, and very close to much better things to do. Not worth the time.

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#56

Coney Island. Don't really know what I was expecting, but it's just kind of bleak and depressing. Also, we were surprised the car still had hubcaps when we left.

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#57

Sedona, AZ. Unless you are into healing crystals and going to bed at 7 it is pretty terrible.

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#58

Egypt, Cairo in particular.

If you simply must visit, fly in on a red-eye, sleeping on the flight.

Land and get a ride to the Pyramids (bus is actually safe than a cab, simply due to its size/mass vs. the other maniacs on the road honking their horns every thirty seconds.).

Rent camels, not horses... horses you are too low to the ground and the beggars try to steal your shoes; also if you get the right camel rental place, they'll teach you the command word for the camels to kick the beggars.

Ride out and enjoy the pyramids... don't look too low and you might be able to ignore all the trash. Don't take pictures of any people, they'll claim you stole part of their soul and demand payment... and the local corrupt enforcement officers will back them up so they get their part of the take.

When done, ride back, turn in the camel, catch a ride back to the airport and fly home.

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#59

Myrtle Beach. It's one of the grossest beaches out there

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#60

Akihabara in Japan. It is just a bunch of computer part stores, girls screaming in annoying high pitched voices, and American weebs cosplaying. I noped out pretty fast.

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#61

Of all the places we visited in Morocco, Jemaa el-Fnaa (market square) in Marrakech was the biggest disappointment. It's full of knock-off gear and guys trying to get you to take pictures with cobras. However, we did go to a roof-top restaurant on the edge of the square and had an amazing meal - we also got to hear the adhan (call to prayer) while in the restaurant.

Marrakech in general is pretty awesome, but the market was a let down. Everything else we saw was worth it, and we plan to go back at some point in the future.

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#62

Gatlinburg. Everything there is kitsch, the whole town is one big tourist trap. There were some skeezy businesses too, it reminded me of Camden Markets but less fun.

The scenery is beautiful. But it is everywhere else in the Great Smokies too

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#63

Geneva. Albeit a pretty city, the soul-crushing cost of everything entirely weighed down my experiences there. Never expected to pay 24f for a hamburger in my life.

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#64

Kraków.Maybe not that it is overrated because city is REALLY beautiful and worth visiting but I don’t like how it absorb most of tourist who decide to go to Poland and leaving the rest of cities behind. For example Warsaw is magical cities and it doesn’t get as much attention. It has historical sites, unique architecture. Moreover nightlife is super crazy there, there a lot of amazing places to spend night in, my favorite is New Orleans Club and all of the pubs and bars near Rondo De Gaulle.

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#65

Taiwan. "its beautiful, its great, its amazing you'll love it"

...i lived there for a year. The food is s**t, the people are rude, the racism (I'm indian) is overwhelming.

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#66

Lego Land. You'd think such a large franchise could come up with a decent themepark. its terrible

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#67

Antelope Canyon. You've probably seen the iconic images. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty cool, but it was waaaaay more touristy than I expected (I was being naive though). As soon as I got down into it, I couldn't wait for the tour to end.

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#68

Las Ramblas in Barcelona.

Lovely city, but everybody hypes up this one street that’s crowded full of people. It’s practicallly highlighted in every tour guide of the city yet I still don’t understand the draw. Every restaurant and shop on the street is a tourist trap as well: overpriced and under-quality. It’s much more worth your time to stroll around the Gothic neighborhood if the city rather than Las Ramblas.

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#69

Australia 100%

Studied abroad there for about 5 months and dealt with way too many racist, homophobic, and misogynistic uni boys.

Don't get me wrong it's beautiful, but I preferred NZ. Kiwi's were way more friendly, progressive, and diverse. Loved how the Maori's were apart of Kiwi culture.

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#70

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype 'Countries' is a little too big to talk about. Each one has its merits... but as far as cities go, I wasn't overly impressed with Paris. I had always heard it was romantic and bursting with culture. I just saw a bunch of tourists waiting in lines, homeless people, and a lot of people in a rush (as seen in most metropolises). That being said, I was only there for 4 days, I mostly did the classic tourist things because I was pretty fresh to travel.

I'm going back there again in a few months to try and find the city all those people praise.

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#71

Faneuil Hall in Boston is definitely overrated compared to the other landmarks in Boston.

For some reason it continues to be the most visited site in Boston, but is honestly one of the least exciting. Yes there is historical context, but everything in Boston has historical context. Comparatively to everything else on the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall is fairly boring. It doesn't look interesting, and the historical context is comparatively dull. And it's by far the most tourist-trappy landmark, with a gift shop inside of it, a shitty mall behind it, and constantly crowded with street performers.

It seems to have Times Square syndrome where it's where people go because it's where people go. It seems like a cool place because it's always crowded, but when everyone is gone it loses most of it's excitement.

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#72

Cape may, Nj.

Super wealthy people come here for their summer vacation to spend tons of money on beachy couture and to eat overpriced seafood on docks.

In the winter it's just a bunch of people doing heroin/collecting unemployment.

I lived in cape may for a year and I spent that whole time wondering if someone was going to break in again while I wasn't home. The locals literally have nothing to do other than do drugs and steal in the off season.

It's pretty shi**y. I've lived here for 20 years and every year it gets worse.

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#73

Takeshita Street in Harajuku. Went on a Sunday, and I couldn't move my elbows an inch without bumping into someone, no matter where I went, and pretty much every shop had a 30+ minute line. There was also hardly anyone there actually dressed in the kind of fashion you to go to Takeshita Street expecting to see, which isn't exactly a problem on its own, but it essentially meant that I was dealing with being a sardine for hours on end with no real payoff beyond shopping for overpriced fashion goods once I survived the lines. I love Tokyo, but I definitely won't be going back to Harajuku anytime soon.

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#74

Bern, Switzerland.

You can just do it as a day trip. Saw the clock and gave the lion monument a miss. Let me know if I missed anything.

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#75

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

It's mildly interesting to look at, but there's not much else to do once you're in that area.

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#76

The only other place I've really though was awful and made me decide to backtrack was Budva in Montenegro. Some friends of mine love it but I thought it was mostly an awful, trashy hell-hole full of mafia, rampant over-development and awful nightclubs. The citadel was nice, the food was good and paragliding was excellent but it's not my scene. I got on the bus back to Kotor (it was a few years before Kotor was overrun with cruise ships).

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#77

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Kyoto.
I might not have given it a fair shot, but arriving to huge mobs of tourists and crammed public transit basically killed my ability to appreciate the promised peaceful & refined vibes. The expectation and reality were so different I'm considering giving it another try and cycling around the outskirts to see if I "did it wrong."

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#78

La Paz and Bucharest were both underwhelming to me.

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#79

Stockholm. I visited last spring after having wanted to visit Sweden for 5+ years and hearing stories from friends who grew up there. It wasn't awful (there were still many nice things to see and places to walk around) but it was a bit depressing and sprawling. Not quite the vackerra huvudstad I wanted it to be. On the whole, much worse than Göteborg, Oslo, København, or even Malmö.

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#80

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Recently I've visited Barcelona. I've walked the Ramblas, went to all the famous spots and less famous spots (like the Catalan historical museum) but my overall experience was that it was an overrated city. It was expensive, crowded/overly touristy (ok, i expected that but still) and in a day or two, maybe three you've seen it all! All of my citytrips in the last two years (Madrid, Vilnius, Moscow, Dublin) and most of the major cities I've visited on my recent vacations were a lot more interesting. I really don't get the hype

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#81

Cabo de Roca, it took me an hour to get there from Lisbon. Spent no more than 20 mins there. One cafe and that's it for the most western point of the European continent.

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#82

Brussels, like the whole city. Beggars everywhere, lots of trash and smelled like piss.

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#83

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype The Eiffel Tower.

It's good but certainly doesn't deserve what it gets, as basically over-glorified scaffolding of little historical significance. It's always overcrowded, and the endless proposals are so clichéd and almost always thoughtless "it's what you do there" ones rather than because of any particular significance to the couple.

Which is all made so much worse by the fact that it getting that attention massively overshadows the Arc de Triomphe, which is the opposite of that in every way, with significantly better views due to its location. Though if nothing else that does make the Arc de Triomphe much quieter, which is obviously great.

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#84

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Copenhagen.

Expensive. There’s not much to see/do. Weather is often not that great. The little mermaid statue is one of the most overrated things to see. The architecture of houses is very similar to Amsterdam’s.

Maybe an outlier but we encountered too many chatty drunks in the street.

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#85

Florence. Amazing history and museums, but the rest of the city was just so, so. Tourists have almost completely driven all the authenticity away. Restaurants are half the quality of the rest of Italy for twice the price. Super narrow sidewalks are overcrowded, pushing pedestrians onto the street. Selfie stick and knock-off product pushers on every corner. Bologna, Modena, and Parma are just so much better of an experience.

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#86

Something that underwhelmed me was Giants causeway near Belfast. I thought the rock formations were cool and even beautiful, but it was only a small portion of the park. (Definitely my fault since I could have looked up more pictures of the place.) I can honestly say I loved the hike around the top of the mountain next to it even more.

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#87

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Iceland is so f**king overrated. I'm sure it was nice a few years ago before the tourist boom really took off, but now it's basically just a theme park (high prices and all)

elijha added:

I never miss a chance to sh**-talk Iceland.

It's pretty, but no prettier than countless other places that don't have sky high prices, terrible food, poor to nonexistent public transit, and tap water that smells like egg farts.

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#88

Sagrada Familia. (Barcelona) I mean, it was nice, but I expected something jaw-dropping and instead found myself hoping that I just hadn't seen the best part of it yet. I found Parc Guell to be infinitely more impressive.

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#89

Bratislava.
They renovated their castle on the inside to look like you're in an office park.
Industrial carpeting, drop-ceilings, fluorescent lighting and drywall for the walls.
In a castle.
WTF.

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#90

Luxembourg. It is so small it must be unique. If you call a nationwide blackout unique...

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#91

I'll go by continent, though I have never been to Australia and there is nothing to be over/under rated regarding Antarctica.

North America

Overrated: All of Florida. It's really not that interesting. There are better beaches elsewhere, there are better amusement parks elsewhere, there is better food elsewhere, there are fewer cranky boomers elsewhere.

Central & South America

Overrated: Costa Rica. It's a fun destination, but a lot of the experiences you can get/things you can see (rainforest, mountains, beaches) have more interesting options elsewhere. Brazil and Peru have more spectacular rainforest & wildlife, Peru, Argentina and Chile have more breathtaking mountains, Colombia and Brazil have nicer beaches.

Europe

Overrated: Rome. Everyone should visit Rome and it's a fun city, but it is overrated as hell. The food scene doesn't compare to Northern Italy or down in Naples. I don't find much repeat-visit value like there is in Barcelona, Paris, or London.

Africa

Overrated: South Africa. Too many Western tourists pick South Africa as their safari destination in Africa because it's an easy African country to visit which means that, unless you go to a private game reserve, things get busy. Safaris in other countries are so much better with better lodges and no crowds. That said, Cape Town is Africa's best city and I did enjoy Durban. South Africa isn't bad, but it's overrated.

Asia

Overrated: Goa, India. Not sure if it's very proud Indians on the internet who tout Goa as a legendary beach destination, but it really isn't that great. 4/10 as far as beaches go. It's crazy busy, the water can be polluted, and it's not really the relaxing beach destination some would make it seem. So, so, so many better options.

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#92

50 Disappointed Tourists Share Travel Destinations From Around The World That Aren't Worth The Hype Amsterdam. Granted, I was only there for 3 days so there's a lot I didn't see, but what I did see didn't leave much of an impression.

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#93

Greece, Greece is so f**king overrated especially on summer.

I'm from Greece and tourists come every summer here to enjoy our "Mediterranean food and clean beaches".

Actually 80% of the people that swim in our beaches pee on them. They aren't as clean as you think!

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#94

As a New Zealander I have to say that my country is overrated. Considering that it's ages away from anywhere I don't know why people bother coming here when you can find similar or better scenery in North America or Europe.

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What do you think ?

Fabian Bernard 1 year ago

Tourist : going to touristic places. ''OMG, why are there so much tourists it's horrible !

35points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago (edited)

Wow, this this was just depressing. What is with all these depressing and negative listicles, BoredPanda? I think the title should be changed to: Entitled Tourist who did little research on travel destination shocked to discover other tourists in foreign country.

16points

Toby Flenderson 1 year ago

Having visited each, I can’t help but think being disappointed by Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, or Paris says more about the tourist and their expectations (and possibly limited exposure) than it does about the place.

11points

Den Ver 1 year ago

I've read a few bad reviews of places I think are wonderful and I'm struck by the urge to correct the writer. Fortunately, I come to my senses and say nothing, when I remind myself that these places would be wrecked if more people visited and those who are commenting are "indoor" people who prefer their hotel rooms. This type of visitor helps keep the places I like "secret".

6points

Fern Holdsworth 1 year ago

This is making me sad...why don't we all stay where we are and just NOT travel??! Don't experience anything else. No architecture, no history, no natural beauty, no different culture, no different cuisine, no wider education, don't broaden any horizons, don't meet new people or contribute to economic growth/development. People have very different interests, tastes, reasons and motivations for going to places. To have all this negativity and disparagement about travel is a real shame. Get out and see what you can, how you can, and when you can!!! For your own reasons! Do your research first but opinions are only that, don't not do something because of someone's opinion. Be safe

6points

VonBlade 1 year ago

This is a very depressing post. How can you sweepingly dispense with an entire continent "Australia" or bemoan the fact you went to a tourist trap and it was a tourist trap? What a bunch of entitled muppets.

4points

LapCat 1 year ago

IMO it’s not a tourist trap if a cat randomly shows up.

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The Hyphenator 1 year ago

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Kevin Hickey 1 year ago

There are too many tourists at this tourist destination. Except for me.

3points

Ruby 1 year ago (edited)

Half of these lists are always just like: "I went to a touristic place and there were PEOPLE" "I went to see a statue and IT WAS JUST A STATUE" "I went to see a painting and omg it was just a painting?? And there were PEOPLE???"

3points

Bill Evs 1 year ago

What I'm getting from most of the posts are touristy places are full of tourists. Well, no sh*t Sherlock!! Also, it's all very well for someone to say "don't visit XYZ place" but seem to not realise that some people might want to see some iconic places/ attractions regardless of how overcrowded it is simply because they could be on a once in a lifetime trip and never again have a chance to visit them again. Going off the beaten track is fine but some destinations are very expensive to reach and you might have a limited time to try and fit things in.

3points

Redmagesyndrome 1 year ago

How is Paris not on this list? There's a thing called Paris syndrome were people fall into a fit depression because of how disappointed they are of what Paris actually is though it happens mostly to Japanese tourist.

3points

crowspectre (2.0 cause I got banned) 1 year ago

On the other end of this, I'm a seattlite and if you want to go anywhere in the PNW, come to this area. Seattle is gorgeous and wonderful in every way. Don't be a creep, don't talk to the people who live here cause it's f*****g creepy (I don't know you, middle-aged white dude with a Texan accent, please stop trying to get me to talk about how nice the sun is, I hate both the sun and you) but I'd recommend going to Seward park (stunning area, gorgeous I'm the spring and summer, it's where I work as a volunteer with a summer camp so I'd know) downtown Seattle (not the space needle it's boring) and the area around volunteer park (beautiful city). It's definitely dirty and grey, but the dirt adds to the atmosphere/aesthetic and the grey and rain is rad. Also, north Kitsap and the Kingston area is amazing for both touristy-ness and hiking. The locals are a bit strange but the nature is breathtaking, a ton of wonderful areas. I'd recommend coming here fall-spring, summer is uncomfortably hot

2points

Izzy Curer 1 year ago

Now we need an article about underrated destinations that are actually amazing.

2points

Ban-One 1 year ago

Nice places attract visitors. Sometimes for good reason and not overrated. Just because they're busy doesn't mean I'll never visit the place. Of course I'm part of the masses, but just skip some major attractions because it's cool to shame them doesn't do it for me. There are of course overrated places in my opinion. But that doesn't mean it has to be everybody's opinion.

2points

Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

So tourist spots are full of tourists, who knew? One that's likely to be free - the Blarney Stone in County Cork, Ireland. Not so much kissing of the stone since the pandemic.

2points

RockSteady 1 year ago

I am sad that Portugal is going to be on one of these articles. The way tourists and remote workers are flocking to that country is heartbreaking. Portugal is the last authentic country left in Europe and they have fought very hard to keep it like that. The last time we visited though (we have family there) there was a lot of Chinese and American shops opened right in my in-laws small town where once family owned businesses used to be.

2points

Jilltdcatlady 1 year ago

I guess it's like they say : Never meet your idols.

1point

Ruth Hempsey 1 year ago

Sadly all of the places in the list are there because of too many people. I suggest that if you have a beautiful secret hideaway, keep it that way, secret I mean. 😶😷

1point

Thanatos Charles 1 year ago

I had I thing when I used to travel a lot, I rarely booked hotels and never had an itinerary, dirt taxi cab I got I'd strike up a conversation and tell them to take me to their preferred takeout spot or hangout bar club whatever, and just make a start from there, always ended in the most lovely local B&B and a few times actually in people's homes, I hated being seen as a tourist going to the 'must see spots' I much preferred the hidden gems and the true culture experience.

1point

BatPhace 1 year ago

What I'm getting from this list is don't go anywhere 😂

1point

Bryn 1 year ago

I'm happy this isn't like the Buzzfeed article about the same thing. Most of them were rewordings of "I went to a popular tourist destination, and there were other tourists there."

1point

Earl Grey 1 year ago

On this topic, the late Anthony Bourdain said it best: “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts; it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you.” So journey on, Pandas. Journey on wherever life takes you.

1point

Jade McWitch 1 year ago

That's exactly like South of the Border in South Carolina!

1point

Deb Bennett-Jónsson 1 year ago (edited)

If you ever go to Iceland, skip the Blue Lagoon. It's really not that clean and the water was more of a grey colour than blue. I scooped up a handful of the "mud" from the bottom and all I got was a handful of hair. The shower rooms weren't that clean and a lot of hair laying around in there too. Everyone is required to shower before they go into the lagoon, but they don't. It's gross and expensive.

1point

Stannous Flouride 1 year ago

No one mentioned the Vatican Museum. With so much to see in Roma, spending a day waiting in line to see stuff stolen from other cultures is depressing.

1point

Amanda Panda 1 year ago

Dunno why Paris isn't on here. It smells, you can see rats having a party on the metro, and the Eiffel tower was underwhelming.

1point

Sir Panda 1 year ago

Almost all of these were never in my mind to visit. Just maybe nyc, vegas. And even then just google earth it. Lol. That's probably good enough.

1point

Dip thong 1 year ago

Well darn.

1point

Rachele Stoops 10 months ago

A few of these I wanted to argue, and then realized things might have changed since I visited last, in 1996!!!! Apparently I’m getting old.

0points

Timothy Hunter 10 months ago

seems like about 50% or more of these are in the US..lol and dissed on by Americans..lol

0points

Sam Vitals 1 year ago

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0points

Dhruv Galaiya 1 year ago

Masai Mara, Kenya. Too many damn vehicles deliberately blocking animals.

0points

Huddo's sister 1 year ago

Sounds unAustralian, but I'd say Uluru was underwhelming. I enjoyed the Aboriginal cultural centre, but the rock itself was just a rock. I might have been influenced by the fact we had to walk the whole way around it, in the heat, for about 2 hours. Being a teenager and not fully understanding the significance of it to Aboriginal people (we got taught s**t-all at school) so I was contemplating doing the climb (this was about 10 years before that was banned) but didn't have to make a decision because it was too windy for it to be safe. I much preferred Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) because they are multiple types of rock, so there was some variance to see. My favourite part of my Central Australia trip was probably Kings Canyon.

0points

Grace Note 1 year ago

A lot of these are: "So many tourists!" You are a tourist you halfwit!

0points

gerard julien 1 year ago

I guess people don't know what " overrated " means ! pathetic

0points

StrangeOne 1 year ago

Winnipeg. Ah, yes. "Canada's Heart Beats" that's a very true statement in many contexts. There's some interesting places to check out if you can get past the aggressive panhandlers and avoid the gang youths that run around stabbing everyone who crosses their path or blasting bear spray. I think the safest area is Assiniboine Park and walking/driving around Charleswood to check out the many old, character mansion estates nearby. Once you get on Portage Avenue watch out. The Forks is a popular touristy place that has been a hotspot for violent attacks. It's gotten so bad I would suggest stay away.

0points

The other-other David Wong 1 year ago

I feel many of these were people who don’t like to travel or don’t research what they want to see. Don’t be mad when it takes time to see a tourist attraction or if the largest waterfall in the world doesn’t have a theme park built into it. Geez.

0points

Zelda Blue 1 year ago

Washington DC in May sucks, all the schools do their school trips there then, it was horrible. Yellowstone in the summer, so many stupid people, I started cheering that the animals would attack them. Go before it opens for summer season its so much better then. The Alamo, is a dusty little building in the center of the city and was a huge let down.

0points

Zephyr343 1 year ago

Mine would be the San Diego Zoo. Stupidly overpriced ($140 for 2 tickets), pandas gone since 2019, every walking path is uphill (don't go if you have mobility issues), took 45 minutes to see the first animal, which was a monkey of all creatures.

0points

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago

Got a couple: the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD, US. Every year the outside is made up of different colors of corn, making murals. Sounds cool, right? But this is a once a season thing. In reality it's a venue for concerts and sporting events. Sounds corny. Also, similar to the Wall Drug entry: South of the Border in Dillion, SC, US. Think Wall Drug but everything is Mexican. Fond memories visiting when I was little but unsure how they've stayed in business in this age of political correctness.

0points

Anonymous 1 year ago

I'm surprised chichen itza wasn't noted. An incredible wonder that has unfortunately be ruined with aggressive vendors at every step.

0points

heather7d@yahoo.com 1 year ago

Wow. What a negative post. Makes me want to never travel! People need to do their research before they travel and have realistic expectations.

0points

Moosy Girl 1 year ago

Has anyone noticed all the French-speaking places are described as being filthy/trashy/rude (by non-French-speaking visitors)? … :p

0points

Den Ver 1 year ago

Do we upvote for the worst of the bad locations, or upvote for good locations?

0points

Tushar Roy Mukherjee 1 year ago

Saying this as a native- Don't come to Kolkata. There's very few things to enjoy apart from the Victoria memorial and the national Museum. Most new touristy places are in New Town, are just good for hanging out with friends/family for like 6-7 hours max, and nothing really worth enjoying beyond the above. There MIGHT be a FEW Historical places though, so do check them out, PROVIDED someone reliable(As in knows the city well, and knows most of its touristy sites, and has a network to gather info on any they don't know of) told you about them.

0points

David A Paterson 1 year ago

Blarney in Ireland. Our bus concierge said, as we got back in, NOBODY ever enjoys a visit to Blarney. For me, the highlight was the graffiti on the sewage treatment plant, and even that wasn't particularly good.

0points

Fabian Bernard 1 year ago

Tourist : going to touristic places. ''OMG, why are there so much tourists it's horrible !

35points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago (edited)

Wow, this this was just depressing. What is with all these depressing and negative listicles, BoredPanda? I think the title should be changed to: Entitled Tourist who did little research on travel destination shocked to discover other tourists in foreign country.

16points

Toby Flenderson 1 year ago

Having visited each, I can’t help but think being disappointed by Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, or Paris says more about the tourist and their expectations (and possibly limited exposure) than it does about the place.

11points

Den Ver 1 year ago

I've read a few bad reviews of places I think are wonderful and I'm struck by the urge to correct the writer. Fortunately, I come to my senses and say nothing, when I remind myself that these places would be wrecked if more people visited and those who are commenting are "indoor" people who prefer their hotel rooms. This type of visitor helps keep the places I like "secret".

6points

Fern Holdsworth 1 year ago

This is making me sad...why don't we all stay where we are and just NOT travel??! Don't experience anything else. No architecture, no history, no natural beauty, no different culture, no different cuisine, no wider education, don't broaden any horizons, don't meet new people or contribute to economic growth/development. People have very different interests, tastes, reasons and motivations for going to places. To have all this negativity and disparagement about travel is a real shame. Get out and see what you can, how you can, and when you can!!! For your own reasons! Do your research first but opinions are only that, don't not do something because of someone's opinion. Be safe

6points

VonBlade 1 year ago

This is a very depressing post. How can you sweepingly dispense with an entire continent "Australia" or bemoan the fact you went to a tourist trap and it was a tourist trap? What a bunch of entitled muppets.

4points

LapCat 1 year ago

IMO it’s not a tourist trap if a cat randomly shows up.

4points

The Hyphenator 1 year ago

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4points

Kevin Hickey 1 year ago

There are too many tourists at this tourist destination. Except for me.

3points

Ruby 1 year ago (edited)

Half of these lists are always just like: "I went to a touristic place and there were PEOPLE" "I went to see a statue and IT WAS JUST A STATUE" "I went to see a painting and omg it was just a painting?? And there were PEOPLE???"

3points

Bill Evs 1 year ago

What I'm getting from most of the posts are touristy places are full of tourists. Well, no sh*t Sherlock!! Also, it's all very well for someone to say "don't visit XYZ place" but seem to not realise that some people might want to see some iconic places/ attractions regardless of how overcrowded it is simply because they could be on a once in a lifetime trip and never again have a chance to visit them again. Going off the beaten track is fine but some destinations are very expensive to reach and you might have a limited time to try and fit things in.

3points

Redmagesyndrome 1 year ago

How is Paris not on this list? There's a thing called Paris syndrome were people fall into a fit depression because of how disappointed they are of what Paris actually is though it happens mostly to Japanese tourist.

3points

crowspectre (2.0 cause I got banned) 1 year ago

On the other end of this, I'm a seattlite and if you want to go anywhere in the PNW, come to this area. Seattle is gorgeous and wonderful in every way. Don't be a creep, don't talk to the people who live here cause it's f*****g creepy (I don't know you, middle-aged white dude with a Texan accent, please stop trying to get me to talk about how nice the sun is, I hate both the sun and you) but I'd recommend going to Seward park (stunning area, gorgeous I'm the spring and summer, it's where I work as a volunteer with a summer camp so I'd know) downtown Seattle (not the space needle it's boring) and the area around volunteer park (beautiful city). It's definitely dirty and grey, but the dirt adds to the atmosphere/aesthetic and the grey and rain is rad. Also, north Kitsap and the Kingston area is amazing for both touristy-ness and hiking. The locals are a bit strange but the nature is breathtaking, a ton of wonderful areas. I'd recommend coming here fall-spring, summer is uncomfortably hot

2points

Izzy Curer 1 year ago

Now we need an article about underrated destinations that are actually amazing.

2points

Ban-One 1 year ago

Nice places attract visitors. Sometimes for good reason and not overrated. Just because they're busy doesn't mean I'll never visit the place. Of course I'm part of the masses, but just skip some major attractions because it's cool to shame them doesn't do it for me. There are of course overrated places in my opinion. But that doesn't mean it has to be everybody's opinion.

2points

Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

So tourist spots are full of tourists, who knew? One that's likely to be free - the Blarney Stone in County Cork, Ireland. Not so much kissing of the stone since the pandemic.

2points

RockSteady 1 year ago

I am sad that Portugal is going to be on one of these articles. The way tourists and remote workers are flocking to that country is heartbreaking. Portugal is the last authentic country left in Europe and they have fought very hard to keep it like that. The last time we visited though (we have family there) there was a lot of Chinese and American shops opened right in my in-laws small town where once family owned businesses used to be.

2points

Jilltdcatlady 1 year ago

I guess it's like they say : Never meet your idols.

1point

Ruth Hempsey 1 year ago

Sadly all of the places in the list are there because of too many people. I suggest that if you have a beautiful secret hideaway, keep it that way, secret I mean. 😶😷

1point

Thanatos Charles 1 year ago

I had I thing when I used to travel a lot, I rarely booked hotels and never had an itinerary, dirt taxi cab I got I'd strike up a conversation and tell them to take me to their preferred takeout spot or hangout bar club whatever, and just make a start from there, always ended in the most lovely local B&B and a few times actually in people's homes, I hated being seen as a tourist going to the 'must see spots' I much preferred the hidden gems and the true culture experience.

1point

BatPhace 1 year ago

What I'm getting from this list is don't go anywhere 😂

1point

Bryn 1 year ago

I'm happy this isn't like the Buzzfeed article about the same thing. Most of them were rewordings of "I went to a popular tourist destination, and there were other tourists there."

1point

Earl Grey 1 year ago

On this topic, the late Anthony Bourdain said it best: “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts; it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you.” So journey on, Pandas. Journey on wherever life takes you.

1point

Jade McWitch 1 year ago

That's exactly like South of the Border in South Carolina!

1point

Deb Bennett-Jónsson 1 year ago (edited)

If you ever go to Iceland, skip the Blue Lagoon. It's really not that clean and the water was more of a grey colour than blue. I scooped up a handful of the "mud" from the bottom and all I got was a handful of hair. The shower rooms weren't that clean and a lot of hair laying around in there too. Everyone is required to shower before they go into the lagoon, but they don't. It's gross and expensive.

1point

Stannous Flouride 1 year ago

No one mentioned the Vatican Museum. With so much to see in Roma, spending a day waiting in line to see stuff stolen from other cultures is depressing.

1point

Amanda Panda 1 year ago

Dunno why Paris isn't on here. It smells, you can see rats having a party on the metro, and the Eiffel tower was underwhelming.

1point

Sir Panda 1 year ago

Almost all of these were never in my mind to visit. Just maybe nyc, vegas. And even then just google earth it. Lol. That's probably good enough.

1point

Dip thong 1 year ago

Well darn.

1point

Rachele Stoops 10 months ago

A few of these I wanted to argue, and then realized things might have changed since I visited last, in 1996!!!! Apparently I’m getting old.

0points

Timothy Hunter 10 months ago

seems like about 50% or more of these are in the US..lol and dissed on by Americans..lol

0points

Sam Vitals 1 year ago

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0points

Dhruv Galaiya 1 year ago

Masai Mara, Kenya. Too many damn vehicles deliberately blocking animals.

0points

Huddo's sister 1 year ago

Sounds unAustralian, but I'd say Uluru was underwhelming. I enjoyed the Aboriginal cultural centre, but the rock itself was just a rock. I might have been influenced by the fact we had to walk the whole way around it, in the heat, for about 2 hours. Being a teenager and not fully understanding the significance of it to Aboriginal people (we got taught s**t-all at school) so I was contemplating doing the climb (this was about 10 years before that was banned) but didn't have to make a decision because it was too windy for it to be safe. I much preferred Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) because they are multiple types of rock, so there was some variance to see. My favourite part of my Central Australia trip was probably Kings Canyon.

0points

Grace Note 1 year ago

A lot of these are: "So many tourists!" You are a tourist you halfwit!

0points

gerard julien 1 year ago

I guess people don't know what " overrated " means ! pathetic

0points

StrangeOne 1 year ago

Winnipeg. Ah, yes. "Canada's Heart Beats" that's a very true statement in many contexts. There's some interesting places to check out if you can get past the aggressive panhandlers and avoid the gang youths that run around stabbing everyone who crosses their path or blasting bear spray. I think the safest area is Assiniboine Park and walking/driving around Charleswood to check out the many old, character mansion estates nearby. Once you get on Portage Avenue watch out. The Forks is a popular touristy place that has been a hotspot for violent attacks. It's gotten so bad I would suggest stay away.

0points

The other-other David Wong 1 year ago

I feel many of these were people who don’t like to travel or don’t research what they want to see. Don’t be mad when it takes time to see a tourist attraction or if the largest waterfall in the world doesn’t have a theme park built into it. Geez.

0points

Zelda Blue 1 year ago

Washington DC in May sucks, all the schools do their school trips there then, it was horrible. Yellowstone in the summer, so many stupid people, I started cheering that the animals would attack them. Go before it opens for summer season its so much better then. The Alamo, is a dusty little building in the center of the city and was a huge let down.

0points

Zephyr343 1 year ago

Mine would be the San Diego Zoo. Stupidly overpriced ($140 for 2 tickets), pandas gone since 2019, every walking path is uphill (don't go if you have mobility issues), took 45 minutes to see the first animal, which was a monkey of all creatures.

0points

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago

Got a couple: the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD, US. Every year the outside is made up of different colors of corn, making murals. Sounds cool, right? But this is a once a season thing. In reality it's a venue for concerts and sporting events. Sounds corny. Also, similar to the Wall Drug entry: South of the Border in Dillion, SC, US. Think Wall Drug but everything is Mexican. Fond memories visiting when I was little but unsure how they've stayed in business in this age of political correctness.

0points

Anonymous 1 year ago

I'm surprised chichen itza wasn't noted. An incredible wonder that has unfortunately be ruined with aggressive vendors at every step.

0points

heather7d@yahoo.com 1 year ago

Wow. What a negative post. Makes me want to never travel! People need to do their research before they travel and have realistic expectations.

0points

Moosy Girl 1 year ago

Has anyone noticed all the French-speaking places are described as being filthy/trashy/rude (by non-French-speaking visitors)? … :p

0points

Den Ver 1 year ago

Do we upvote for the worst of the bad locations, or upvote for good locations?

0points

Tushar Roy Mukherjee 1 year ago

Saying this as a native- Don't come to Kolkata. There's very few things to enjoy apart from the Victoria memorial and the national Museum. Most new touristy places are in New Town, are just good for hanging out with friends/family for like 6-7 hours max, and nothing really worth enjoying beyond the above. There MIGHT be a FEW Historical places though, so do check them out, PROVIDED someone reliable(As in knows the city well, and knows most of its touristy sites, and has a network to gather info on any they don't know of) told you about them.

0points

David A Paterson 1 year ago

Blarney in Ireland. Our bus concierge said, as we got back in, NOBODY ever enjoys a visit to Blarney. For me, the highlight was the graffiti on the sewage treatment plant, and even that wasn't particularly good.

0points

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