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04/06/2009 08:01:12 PM · #1 |
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04/06/2009 08:02:51 PM · #2 |
Google "tourist attractions Minnesota" :)
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04/06/2009 08:04:57 PM · #3 |
Anything that would consider most of its revenue gained by being attractive to tourists, usually consisting of some form of entertainment (Theme Parks, Movie Houses, Themed Restaurants, etc), but can also be commercial (Fruit Stands, Malls, Retail avenues, etc.), or a combination of both. Also included would be major landmarks that would draw people in from elsewhere to see.
Some examples would be:
Any Six Flags Theme Park
The Mall of America - Minnesota
Stephen Avenue - Calgary
CN Tower - Toronto
Message edited by author 2009-04-06 20:08:11. |
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04/06/2009 08:09:24 PM · #4 |
look for japanese folks with cameras - generally in groups of ten or more - oooing and awwing at the same thing at the same time.
that's a given tourist attraction...
push your way through the group and oooo and aaawww yourself to be sure.
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04/06/2009 08:11:15 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by soup:
look for japanese folks with cameras - generally in groups of ten or more - oooing and awwing at the same thing at the same time.
that's a given tourist attraction...
push your way through the group and oooo and aaawww yourself to be sure.
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Sarcasm aside, if we go by that definition, it's a Free Study! YAY! (That is, if it was actually a challenge, which it's not.)
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04/06/2009 08:13:05 PM · #6 |
well if you're in asia - i suppose it is...
err - i'm gonna get myself in trouble....
disclaimer - i have nothing against any race - or ethnicity. i'm merely mocking a stereotype in our United ( failing ) States of America.
Message edited by author 2009-04-06 20:15:24.
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04/06/2009 08:38:10 PM · #7 |
| tourist attraction = any place surrounded by vehicles with out-of-state license plates. |
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04/06/2009 09:03:03 PM · #8 |
| A place that sells postcards of itself. |
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04/06/2009 09:05:45 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Jammur:
tourist attraction = any place surrounded by vehicles with out-of-state license plates. |
So.....
That means a truck stop or train station??????
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04/06/2009 10:05:20 PM · #10 |
I'm going to get myself in trouble here and yes not well presented not well taken and agree with that but what I have a hard time figuring out is what is considered a tourist attraction....I imagine that is as subjective as any thing any of us present....thank you never mind I should just shut up and buy a new camera get glasses and stop drinking
someday I'mgoing to figure it out and someday I'm going to be great ............lol.............we all gotta dream
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04/06/2009 11:04:57 PM · #11 |
| Take a look at the postcard challenge. Tourists go to tourist attractions and then buy postcards to show them to the folks back home. |
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04/06/2009 11:24:54 PM · #12 |
i grew up on a touristy area. mini golf attracts a lot of tourists and locals, but i'd consider the boardwalk a tourist attraction. look! giant octopus!
a tourists attraction is anything that attracts tourists :P |
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04/07/2009 02:18:26 AM · #13 |
Places that are designed and/or promoted to attract tourists to the area and, to a lesser degree, to keep them there and spending once they arrive.
Think about it. When you think of the world's big cities what are the first things that spring to mind for that city? Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Palais de Versailles, London has Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, the London Eye, Sydney, the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
Mention the Taj Majhal, Niagara Falls, Mount Rushmore, and most people can immediately picture them, even if they're not sure exactly where they are.
Some were built with the express purpose of attracting tourism, some had/have other purposes but are promoted to tourists as good reasons to visit. Then once you have them in your city you offer many lesser attractions to encourage them to extend their stay. In Victoria, this one of our most promoted landmarks;
the Legslative Buildings
Pretty much any literature you see on Victoria will include at least one shot of it and of the Empress Hotel, Beacon Hill Park and Butchart Gardens. But the town is full of other ways to spend your tourist bucks, from whale watching to the Bug Zoo, Miniature World and the Undersea Gardens. The commercial ventures almost exclusively target tourists rather than locals.
Hmm... I guess a tourist attraction is really nothing more than smart marketing!
eta: I just figured it out. A tourist attraction is something that someone has convinced you is worth travelling thousands of miles and spending thousands of dollars to see. :)
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04/07/2009 02:29:19 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Hmm... I guess a tourist attraction is really nothing more than smart marketing! |
usually yes.
For example, see this link
//travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-25565465;_ylc=X3oDMTFyOGFqZ2VzBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEX3MDMjcxOTQ4MQRzZWMDZnAtdG9kYXltb2QEc2xrAzIwYmVzdHZpZXdzLTAzLTE2
The 19th number (udaipur) the view mentioned in this link, i live 5 minutes walk from there.
This particular view is very famous and is there on many tourism related books about india.
We have one more lake very near to the lake mentioned here. Having lived there almost all my life i could say that the view of other lake (not mentioned here) is 10 times better than this. But this is what gets to be marketed. So this is tourist attraction.
For me the other lake is more beautiful so i love to spend time there rather than here.
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04/07/2009 03:43:35 AM · #15 |
Here are some fish tourist attractions!
//www.agilitynut.com/critters/fish.html |
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04/07/2009 09:39:23 AM · #16 |
Any Natural wonders of the world.
Any Un-natural, manmade Oddities and Unusual things, or even events.
The key, is that they attract people who aren't from the area.
They will travel to see and probably pay moeny to see it.
Why do you ask??? |
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04/07/2009 08:20:34 PM · #17 |
Most of the tourist attractions here are free! Oh bouy!
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