Visiting tourist attractions as a local?
By Essjayd
@Essjayd (1567)
June 15, 2017 6:13pm CST
I live in a city which is very popular
with tourists. On many occasions I
have been asked to recommend
which sights they should see or
which attractions are worth visiting.
The truth is despite living here on
and off for years I've hardly seen any
of them! The closest I've been is
walking or driving past them!
I've been to some of the free ones
but I have never paid to visit any
of the most popular places for
tourists. I usually just recommend
they visita couple that get good
write ups online or go on one of
the tours.
The strange thing is most of my
friends have never been to visit
these places either. I can remember
taking some photos for one of the
ghost tours websites. I was amazed
at all thestuff I didn't know about
the city I lived in.
Have you ever visited the tourist
attractions in or nearby your town or
city? If you have which would you
recommend to a tourist?
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8 responses
@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
17 Jun 17
I've been to Disney, seaworld and a few others i can recommend.
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
18 Jun 17
@Essjayd Now that i live just 45 minutes from it, i've only been there a few times. They raise the prices every year. Very expensive.
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@Essjayd (1567)
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18 Jun 17
@Debscrochet We're in the
UK so for most of the lucky ones
who get to visit it's a once in a
lifetime trip!
My partners brother took his kids
earlier this year! The kids loved it!
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@Essjayd (1567)
•
27 Sep 17
@CoralLevang I'm currently in
Edinburgh, Scotland!! An amazing city
with plenty of things to see... It's just a shame
I've never seen most of them.. Just give me
a shout if you're ever over here we can both
go and see them all for the first time!
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Jun 17
I lived in a tropical country and, Philippines is known to have beautiful beaches.
But of course, I will suggest my hometown should never be the least on the lists.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
@Essjayd Thank you, indeed my country is a good place to visit,maybe not the best, but worth the fun.
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@Deepizzaguy (103100)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun 17
The Lake Charles area has a few playgrounds and parks to visit. My relatives and myself went to a local church during Halloween to take in some of the sights of the playground area and seeing people dress up as their favorite super hero like one Black woman dressed as Wonder Woman. I almost had a freak attack.
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@Deepizzaguy (103100)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun 17
@Essjayd Good thing the Wonder Woman fan was wearing a skirt and not the hot pants that Lynda Carter wore on the television show. This was around 2009.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 17
I'm the same - the only time I visit local attractions is if we have visitors that I need to show around. We lived in France years ago, and every chance we got we would go off visiting the sights, so we know Paris far better than our own hometown, or London.
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