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With the pandemic having put our lives on unprecedented hold, many are dreaming of returning to norm… Who are we lying to? The sole, okay, one of the little things, we truly miss badly is traveling. And I can bet that at any given opportunity, you’d be up and rolling with a fedora to any place in the world just to sip on a pina colada and forget the comfort-turned-hell of your four home walls.

And it’s no secret that many thirsty travelers have must-see travel bucket lists somewhere in the drawer waiting for the borders to open up. For some, it’s Times Square and Hollywood, for others, it’s all about dinner with a view at the Eiffel Tower, but as you’re about to plan your next big post-pandemic trip, you may as well take some good advice from people who have been to those places, but would likely travel back in time to not go there.

So below, ladies and gents, are the most overrated travel destinations shared in one r/AskReddit thread to help us reflect on our sightseeing must-dos before its too late.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) The Mona Lisa in Louvre in Paris. It's just a small painting hanging quite far away in a really crowded room full of tourists. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful, iconic painting, but it's not worth visiting the Louvre only for the Mona Lisa. The majority of the other artworks in that museum are more impressive than the Mona Lisa.

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lenka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And can be appreciated at leisure, closer to the works and without the sea of phones in your face

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Dubai.
Unless you're really into spending all day in an air conditioned building, then going to the air conditioned basement to get in an air conditioned car to travel to the air conditioned basement of another air conditioned building in which case, do I have a city for you!

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JennyLaRue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! From a business travel point of view, it was great as everything was easy and you can get anything you might be missing from home, but anything to do for leisure or tourism just feels completely synthetic.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Hollywood. The most disappointing garbage and pee covered place on earth.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) The peak of Mount Everest. People just pay sherpas to carry all their gear, and navigate the dangerous areas. Many have heated tents. The line to wait to get a picture at the top can be extremely long, and dangerous because people aren’t used to the altitude.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Pisa.

Besides the small square with the tower where everyone is taking the same stupid joke pic. And guys tryna sell you toys.

The rest of the town is pretty lame. You're in Tuscany, go to ANY small town and you'll enjoy it far more.

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lenka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is true. Pisa is wierd and kinda cool but very much a tourist trap. That said, I had one of my best Italian meals in a tiny restaurant in Pisa. I asked my taxi driver where he takes his wife for thier anniversary. It was reasonably priced, really nice atmosphere and amazingly good food.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Hollywood walk of fame. Haven't seen a dirtier road.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And... you are going there to see a walkway with people's names on it

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Japan has such a romanticized view of France that they actually have a term, "Paris Syndrome", for the sudden shock suffered by Japanese tourists when they see that France isn't how they imagined.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) I didn’t get anything out of Las Vegas. It was cool to see the themed hotels but besides that it was just an overpriced cultureless soulless city designed to entertain you.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been there 23 years ago, and than you had at least HUGE pools in the morning for you all alone and delicious food for little money. Didn’t spend a single dollar at gambling.

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Sum Guy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but that's the point of vegas, it's there to entertain. Nobody goes to vegas and thinks "I wonder what the locals are like"

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Foxxy (The Original)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What were these people expecting. The whole point of Vegas is for entertainment.

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Julie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have visited 3 times, and I am glad I went (accompanied my ex on work seminars) But if you don't enjoy gambling then it is exhausting and not so great. I remember walking through all the casinos and looking at all the people gambling and none of them were smiling.

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AzKhaleesi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree. Vegas is vegas. You know what it is going in. We never gamble or rather rarely and when / if we do it's like 20 bucks. We go for the food and Fremont st.

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Eric S.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's so much to do in Vegas! So many talented performers, so many shows, the best restaurants... And nearby, the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, so many things to see. Or, you could sit miserable in your hotel room and complain. But you'd also be miserable in Manhattan, San Francisco, Paris, Rome, Tokyo...

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Anna Repp
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Last time I visited I discovered Valley of Fire State park. It is only 40 min drive from Vegas and is an absolutely underrated gem! Stunning red rock formations - highly recommended!

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Max
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hasn't been the same since they banned overground nuclear weapons tests.

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Douglas Turner
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am convinced that most of the people submitting these 'disappointments' made little to no effort to do anything beyond what the hop-on tour guide told them to do. Las Vegas has amazing museums and non-mall shopping and music.

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JennyLaRue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can see the appeal of a fun weekend with friends in Vegas, but there's too many other places I'd rather go if I were spending that kind of money on a holiday.

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Grant Barlow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, the best part of Las Vegas is the hiking. Or if you have family in the suburbs of Las Vegas that’s really nice.

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Islandchild
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely love Vegas. Would never go at the height of summer mind you. But it's loads of fun. Think of it as your crazy aunt Gertrude that wears the mixture of colorful patterns, odd hairstyle and talks about weird stuff but you can't help but love her. Also think outside the strip.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been 4 times (my friend lives there so I usually visit him if I go to the US) and while I do feel it's getting worse, (more crime, more drunks, more begging) over the years, it's still really fun. The themed hotels are really pretty, they often have cool things to do like the fountain shows and garden at Bellagio or the animatronics in Ceasers Palace, etc. I don't even drink or gamble and I had a ball exploring. And they have great shows. Tournament of Kings is tacky but it's one of my fondest memories. Same with the show I watched, Le Reve

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's so much more there besides the casino's. You can go to Mount Charleston and be up 9000 foot in the cool air surrounded by huge trees and nature or you can go to Lake Mead and take a dip, drive around, rent a boat and spend a day on the water fishing or so. But if you don't want to do any of that and just hang around the strip well, yeah, Las Vegas can be as boring as you can get but that's what you get when the big corporations took over.

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Alex Luiz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks! I like this article because the comments are full of people like you telling us how to get the most out of these places (if we ever go).

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Marianne
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved Las Vegas! Sure, there is no history to be gained at the strip, but it is unique and walking through the resorts is so much fun! I have a theory: If you like the Munich Oktoberfest, you will also like Las Vegas. I found the experience is quite similar.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there is MAJOR history on the strip .. you tourists just dont come here for that .. yall come to get f****d up

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Designed to entertain you AND take you for every penny you have if you aren't careful!

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Diane Phillips-Herman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've gone every few years to visit relatives there for the past 30 years. You need to find other things besides casinos to visit. Check out the Mob Museum for one and if you're into cars, Shelby has a museum also. Lots of great restaurants, too.

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Melanie Liang
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, the only overpriced place in Vegas is the strip and we locals avoid that area unless we have to be there for some reason but all tourist places are overpriced. I'm born and raised in Vegas and it does get boring and kind of feel like there's nothing to do here but it is affordable compared to California and we have a mix of different cultural places. Plus, many places from California are coming here and California has like everything but that state is overpriced as heck. A lot of people come here and say there's no community here just so you know but I wouldn't say we're cultureless and soulless.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Say what you want, I love Vegas. This is despite the fact that I don't gamble, don't go to clubs, and don't drink when I'm there. Vegas to me feels like the single place on earth which most encapsulates longing - it's a city of dreams, a mirage in the desert. Everyone in Vegas wants something to the point of their desire suspending reality, just for a moment. I love the older sections of Vegas, the ones that are less glitzy and more dusty, with the original casinos and the neon lights flashing hazily through cigarette smoke. It feels like stumbling into a Killers song - a raw craving for something beautiful and permanent in a city that's so transitory.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents retired from Southern California to Vegas first, then Carson City (so Reno). Why? I have absolutely no idea. I have no interest in gambling, so when I would go visit them, I would look for non-gambling stuff to do. It’s there, but you really have to look for it. I was always struck by the tawdriness of the casinos and the “regulars” at the tables and slot machines. I mean, if you go to Lake Tahoe, the California side is like a national park, all woods and emphasis on the lake itself—-but with more shopping. But you can’t miss the Nevada line, because it’s suddenly overbuilt, lots of neon and billboards, and not a lot of wilderness—-like the lake is far down the list of priorities. Worse in the Cal-Neva Lodge, which straddles the state line. One end of the lodge is the complete opposite of the other. Guess it’s obvious I prefer the California side.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In it's defense, if anyone goes to Vegas for something other than gambling, lounging, eating, certain shows, desert hiking, etc. you kind of only have yourself to blame. I dont really know what else you would expect from Vegas.

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Sean Harrison
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lived in Las Vegas for a year and it was kinda boring with one exception, there are some great restaurants in Vegas (and not located on the strip as well). So if your vice is dining out, then Vegas is a great place to visit and you won't have to go anywhere near the strip.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if you live here youre soul purpose is to stay away from the strip even if you work there lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hate Vegas. It's hot, it's ugly, any kind of entertainment will break your budget, and there are many, many people on the strip trying to scam you.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you get used to the heat , its only ugly in the day time once the lights go out its the best light show in the world .. and the budget thing is true tho

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard there are great buffets there. I would go just to eat in them every day. Just for the food.

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lool the tourists ruin it .. they is great food but just not on the strip

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Adam C
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained?

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René Studer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No offense but who expects a cultural experience in Las Vegas? Its basically a playground for adults. Everything is over the top and silly. I loved it.

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Vygal Nix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After working 6 days drove nonstop to go to meet with a friend for a bridal shower. If you’re a dude, this place makes you pay through the nose and wait in line. No thanks. I’d rather go to Disneyland.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be the total geek, and probably be the only one to get excited over the 'Tesla-powered subway'

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Connie Miller-Fender
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love Vegas. I don't gamble much but I love the shows, the food, the frivolity!

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Josh Coker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i don't miss vegas....i lived there...i walked on the strip...big wup. unless you're there to gamble or see a show, it's a pile of s***.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, the point is to take as much of your money as possible - and that will mean holding your interest through "entertainment", in between the gambling.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never been and don't plan to. I'm not much of a gambler. I would be bored.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree, it's one of my favourite places for a short trip. There's so much more beyond the Strip and Freemont. Try the Mob Museum, or the National Nuclear Testing Museum. Or line up your trip right and go to the Trinity Site. Or Red Rock Canyon. I agree the Strip and Freemont are definitely overrated, but they're at least worth seeing once.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Las Vegas is a bland s**t hole and outside the strip there is f**k all

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a BBQ joint just off the strip and just "behind" an airport that I'm told has amazing BBQ, if you do end up in Vegas https://jessieraesbbq.com/

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Designed to take your money, you mean. My wallet slipped out by a pool there, told a staff member. "If we find it, we'll contact you". Pause. "Aren't you even going to ask for my room number?" Of course not. The locals there hate you, and many of them are souless scamming cheating lying a******s by osmosis.

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Michelle Morrison
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My MIL went and the hotel workers robbed her. I had no interest in going but she said it was over rated and would never go back.

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Manuel Delgado
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe in 200 years it will be worth a visit... if it's still there.

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CatWoman312
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fremont (downtown Vegas) is actually a lot cheaper. I got a prime rib and two sides for $9. They had huge buffets for like $12. We spent more time there than on the strip. They also have this cool projection screen over the area and they do nightly shows on it

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Lorelei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its JUST a city with a BILLION casinos.Its LITERALLY a millionaire’s playground.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahhh Vegas. The place is cool to walk around, but nothing kid friendly goes on there.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

vegas doesn't advertise for kids .. like at all .. if you bring your kids here i hope its for like basketball or something

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

youre tripping .. its litterally the best of all the best cities in the world .. wanna go to egypt to to the Luxor .. wanna go to old italy .. hit the Venetian/Palazzo , wanna visit rome .. ceasar's palace .. do you like the story of King Arthur hit Excalibur .. do you love circuses go to circus circus .. do you like paris ? lets hit the Paris casino WITH the efile tower .. New York we got that too .. greatest city in the world my city is

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Grahame Budd
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the only absolutely genuine city - a perfect fake that claims to be nothing else. I love to visit.

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Carrie B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"...cultureless soulless city designed to entertain you". Yep. That's why I go.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

unless gambling and drinking and women are your thing .. dont come here lol

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Beans
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not true actually. I don't really drink and I don't gamble much and I've been to Vegas 4 times. It's got lots to do

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best thing about Vegas was the Neon Graveyard and the Mob Museum. And if hiking is more your bag, then you should check out Red Rock Canyon.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

stop telling people about our local spots .. we're already losing thoser places to tourists

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Daniel Marsh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You were expecting something more spiritual? From Vegas? Whoever claimed it was anything "BUT an overpriced cultureless soulless city designed to entertain you"?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and we DO have a culture .. our culture is that classism means nothing .. litterally anyone can get rich here .. dont need an education ,. dont need to know anybody .. dont need experience and you dont even have to have much money .. ive seen literal bums living on the street hit 5, 10,000$ jackpots

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"A city designed to entertain you".Well,that's what you see in movies and that's what they are advertising.

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's literally what its designed for .. if gambling and prostitution and drinking and staying up all ight doing coke isn't your thing then it won't be much for you here

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I spent 48 hours in Las Vegas in 2006. 45 of them were spent playing roulette and drinking, which was the whole point of the trip. Nothing else to do there. And yes, I won A LOT of money

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Keyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there's alot to do actaully but .. you accomplished the point of your trip so no point in arguing

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love going there for something, like conventions, but never just to go to Vegas.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

funny enough, the most entertaining experiences while I was there, twice, were outside Vegas. Vegas is just a huge open air shopping mall.

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#9

People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Egypt, all the beauty and awe of the ancient civilisation is completely outshone by how absolutely horrible the modern civilisation is. Think of all the worst parts of India and then add sand to it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So true! Cairo is horrifying. All the pics you see of the pyramids are taken from this side, if you’re standing on the other side, shithole Cairo is right there in all it’s dirty glory. Whatever you do don’t drink the water!! I forgot on my last day and rinsed my toothbrush under the tap. Never been so ill in my life. The museum is incredible, but full of people trying to scam you.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Times square on new years. If you know, you know

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most new year parties are awful all over the world... the best I have had in the past few years is a bit of alcohol, a fire outside, music and friends. (December is full on summer here)

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Bali. It was beautiful 10 years ago but now it's been ruined by influencers.

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Cupcake168
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same with most famous nature spots on earth. I recently saw a picture of a mountaintop where people stand in a line to get THAT one picture. It’s a pity.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Stonehenge. They don't let you get very close to it to help preserve it. Either way you get just about as good a view of it from the Highway going by it as you do by waiting in line and paying to go see it. I appreciate what it represents, but if you put on a youtube video of it you will get a more personal and close experience of it then if you actually go there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went there in the mid-90s and I was very disappointed (probably served me right as I should've known). It's a bunch of standing stones in a field. Don't get me wrong, it is incredibly important historically, but ... stones in a field. Plus, Britain is littered with stone circles. This one just happens to be more famous.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Oktoberfest

You can get the same brand and amount of beer for a third of the price literally anywhere else in Munich. The carnival rides are also overcrowded and overpriced, the food is decent but also overpriced... I could go on. Oktoberfest is over-everything.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lived in Munich for a decade and haven’t ever been there. For a reason.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) If you're in Dublin, stay away from the Temple Bar area, it's ridiculously overpriced and is not at all what a real Irish bar is like at all

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been there, and I like it. As I like beers, Dublin, and Ireland, in general. Btw, I'm from Balkans

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) UAE, it's the most culturally deficient place you will ever see in your life!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree completely. It was like they went out of their way to make everything as generic as possible.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) That wing mural in Nashville.. there is literally a line that takes an hour to go take a picture with a pair of wings on a wall.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) The Taj Mahal. Yes, it's beautiful but it's also overcrowded which ruins any serenity and every thing that there's to see is visible on the pictures you've seen a thousand times before. The inside is dark, surprisingly small and you're rushed through. Agra Fort, overlooking the Taj Mahal, by contrast is equally gorgeous, vibrant and teeming with history. I enjoyed it much more.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Brussels. If you're in Belgium, visit Ghent and Bruges.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brussels is actually really nice, especially in the spring. But Bruges is simply magical.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Romeo & Juliet balcony & house in Verona, Italy. Pure tourism BS

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one has always baffled me as surely it's just a random balcony that just happens to be in the town where someone in England wrote a fictitious story that also had a balcony in it.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) South Beach/Miami

Over priced bars and clubs, if youre a dude and you dont have a fine group of women with you, be ready to drop serious cash for a night out if youre there. There are better beaches up and down the coast, that wont force you into the terrible traffic and parking SB has.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can almost see will smith getting s**t while racing martin lawrence

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) definitely Mallorca - I'm German enough, I don't want to hear 90% German on holiday in Spain as well. The quieter, less central parts of Mallorca are gorgeous, especially for snorkeling and diving, but the Playa de Palma, or at least that part, is horrendously German lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

German here. The island itself is gorgeous and should not be confused with that one place on Mallorca called "Ballermann".

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Disneyland. It's just a lot of waiting for bad rides.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dunno if it's true or not but my mum says Six flags is heaps better than Disneyland.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Whatever expectation you have of Roswell, New Mexico- it’s worse

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So “Paul” lied to us? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_53

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Mount Rushmore. It's faces on a rock basically and smaller than you think.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and in all the pics, they show just what we see above and fail to show that the hill is about 3 times what you see here and when you're on the observation deck, you're far. (I spend way too much on google earth finding places I see on TV)

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Bourbon Street, New Orleans. It's really just the same as any other bar district in any other large city around the world. Same old cover bands playing the same old songs that you'd hear anywhere. You can experience all you need just by walking down the street for an hour and not going in anywhere.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me the purpose of Bourbon Street, just like the Red Lights District in Amsterdam, is to host all the loud bachelor/birthday destination parties, letting the others chill in any other bar in the city.

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Mall of America. It just a Mall with a lot of stuff in it. My opinion would’ve probably be different if I didn't live in Minnesota.

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Blue lagoon in Iceland. Always super crowded and you have to book it super early. There are a lot of better lagoons in Iceland that are just as pretty (or even prettier), more isolated, definitely less crowded, and just as "blue".

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Bondi beach in Sydney. Overcrowded, everything there is way overpriced

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seeing as Bondi Beach is the most famous beach in Australia, what do you expect. I wouldn't even bother to go there, especially when we have sooooo many amazing beaches that don't get anywhere as busy.

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I did a Mount Fuji tour in Japan in March. It was hands down the worst part of the trip. No point to go up the actual mountain. It was like 12 hours on a bus. Then I saw it from a train like 3 days later, and that was a better view than anything I got on the tour.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree, I climbed Fuji-san (in September) on a longer but less crowded track. We started at 20:00 to catch the sunrise at 05:30. The view was breathtaking and only the last part on top got crowded. I wouldn't do it twice, but wouldn't have missed out on the experience either. IMG_201909...f3697d.jpg IMG_20190908_053009-608191cf3697d.jpg

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People Share What Travel Destinations Are Absolutely Overrated (30 Pics) Toyosu Fish Market. The one that replaced Tsukiji as the fish auction central of Tokyo in 2018. You get to watch the auction process, but only if you go early in the morning. And even then, only through small glass windows two stories above the auction block. If there are more than a couple dozen other visitors, you will not be able to see anything.

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