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TopTrips: 6 Top Tourist Traps

Joanne Poesch, 08/20/09
One of the things that depresses me the most when I’m traveling is when my ideal image of a destination gets shattered -- by t-shirts. The years spent dreaming of having the pyramids in Egypt, the Eiffell Tower in Paris or Australia's Great Barrier Reef all to myself instantly go up in smoke when I see hoards of tourist and souvenir vendors.

We asked our fellow travelers where they’ve encountered the worst tourist traps and their answers span the globe –but hopefully they won’t discourage you from traveling! Just remember -- tourism makes the world go round!
times-square-new-yorkWall St, Time Square and Penn Station, New York caribbean-port1Any port city in the Caribbean
nice-franceNice, France south-of-the-border-south-carolinaSouth of the Border, South Carolina
asbury-park-new-jerseyThe Jersey Beaches alaskaAnywhere in Alaska

 

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  1. NCSpacey
    Posted September 11, 2009 at 4:03 pm | Permalink

    South of the Border has been the KING of tourist traps on Interstate 95 for the last 50 years. I haven’t visited there since college, but I wonder if they have REAL Hispanics working there now.
    Their stupid SOB billboards are visible all the way to Florida! :-)

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