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Updated January 26, 2022 72.7k votes 13.5k voters 698.4k views
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Vote up the state tourist traps that aren't worth the trip.
Every state in the US has something to offer, whether it be sprawling national parks, trademark foods, historic cities, or... the world's largest ball of twine? From roadside attractions to bucket list destinations, some of these tourist traps leave a lot to be desired. Maybe it's the endless crowds, the overpriced gift shops, or that the attraction just didn't live up to the massive hype surrounding it. Most of the time, the state locals are the only ones who know these sites aren't much to see.
Whether it's your home state's overrated oddity, or a place you once drove hundreds of miles to gaze upon, vote up the tourist attractions that made you ask, "That's it?"
I'm thinking Georgetown Cupcake takes the spot. There's always a line and the cupcakes are good but they're not going to change your life or anything. You can go down the street to Baked and Wired and get the same thing for half the cost and a tenth of the wait.
Every time I've driven by this (I used to live in Fayetteville and drive to FL a lot), I've stopped, and nothing but the gas station is open. I don't get it. I just want to see why there's so many billboards but it's always f*cking deserted.
..."The 16th Street Mall" (in Denver). It's literally a bunch of chain stores and some tourist trap gift shops all owned by the same family. Out on the mall you dodge being hit by electric buses and avoid pan-handlers.
16th Street is terrible. It's like a less interesting, bigger version of Boulder's Pearl Street, which itself has gotten much duller over the last 15 years.
...It’s so gross, parking is a wh*re, everything is expensive, and there’s nothing much to do besides take pics for social media, spend $25 to go to semi-entertaining museums, and eat street cart bacon-wrapped hot dogs.
The Billy Graham museum in Charlotte - churches got all their members to vote for it so it's "Number One rated attraction... on Tripadvisor in Charlotte!"
