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The world may feel a lot smaller these days because of our connections on the internet and social media, but the world is still really big when it comes to places to travel to.

But there are some places that are more worth it than others. Some tourist destinations have been incredibly overhyped.

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Lots of people have so-called bucket lists—things they want to do or see before death.

Included on many of them are famed destinations like the Eiffel Tower, Times Square, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon or the Great Wall of China.

But are all of these places worth the time or money to get there? Are some of them underwhelming in person?

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Tour Guides Break Down The Worst Thing A Tourist Has Done On Their Watch
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Being a tour guide of any kind is sort of like being a parent to toddlers. And, as any toddler parent will tell you, they try to do three things simultaneously:

  1. Not listen to your directions.
  2. Get lost.
  3. Accidentally, but really on purpose, try to get themselves killed.

Now replace "toddler" with "full-grown adults" and you see the issues tour guides face on a regular basis.

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People Describe The Most Disappointing Tourist Attractions They've Ever Visited
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One of the more exciting parts about taking a trip is seeing the attractions that make a spot unique.

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People Break Down Which Tourist Attractions Just Aren't Worth The Hype
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Oh my, all the places in the world we can go. I'm currently putting together my travel bucket list. I'm not often attracted to the normal destinations.

I'd rather hit up the places people aren't always aware of. My least favorite place in the world is Times Square and that is only rivaled by Herald Square.

So you can imagine my thoughts on the crowd congested areas of the world. Most of the time the destinations we flock to tend to end up being a disappointment. All that hype and no payoff.

That's my everyday life already, vacation should be more grand.

Redditoru/qsauce6 wanted to know which hotspots really aren't all that... "hot." They asked:

What popular tourist attraction can you not understand the hype around?
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