Tourist attractions are also created to capitalize on unusual and unexplained, even perhaps sensational, phenomena such as a supposed UFO crash site near Roswell, New Mexico and the alleged Loch Ness monster sighting near Inverness, Scotland.

Many tourist attractions have the tendency of being tacky. Tourist attractions tend to overprice their goods and services (such as admission, food, and souvenirs) in order to exploit and profit from gullible tourists. For example, prices for a roll of film and disposable cameras are higher at a shop in tourist attractions than at a regular store. In addition, many, if not all, restaurants and cafés located in popular tourist areas tend to automatically add a high service charge (i.e., gratuities) onto the bill. Hence, these places are commonly known as tourist traps.

Many tourist attractions have a higher concentration of hotels and motels. Inflated room rates of lodging establishments closest to the attraction should always be expected as well.

Table of contents

1 Popular Tourist Attractions 1.1 Buildings and Structures 1.2 Ethnic Communities 1.3 Theme parks 1.4 National Parks 1.5 Streets

Popular Tourist Attractions

Buildings and Structures

• CN Tower - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
• Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, California, USA
• Great Wall of China - China
• Space Needle - Seattle, Washington, USA
• White House - Washington, D.C, USA

• Chinatown - Various, with San Francisco and Vancouver Chinatowns being some of the larger ones in North America.
• Lancaster County - Pennsylvania Dutch country

• Cedar Point - Sandusky, Ohio, USA
• Disneyland - Anaheim, California, USA
• Disney World and Epcot Center - Orlando, Florida, USA
• Knott's Berry Farm - Buena Park, California, USA

• Grand Canyon - Arizona, USA
• Yellowstone National Park - Montana, Wyoming
• Yosemite National Park - California, USA

• Las Vegas Strip - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Lombard Street - San Francisco, California, USA
• Rodeo Drive - Beverly Hills, California, USA