11 Tourist Traps That Are Actually Worth Visiting

11 Tourist Traps That Are Actually Worth Visiting
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You travel to see the world, not to wait in three-hour lines to make it to the top of an overpriced observatory deck. That said, certain proverbial “tourist traps” are totally worth the time, money and proximity to sweaty, disgruntled teen tours. Here are 11 of them.

THE GRAND CANYON (ARIZONA)

ELLIS ISLAND/STATUE OF LIBERTY (NEW YORK)

TSUKIJI FISH MARKET (TOKYO)

THE WHITE HOUSE (WASHINGTON, D.C.)

ANNE FRANK HOUSE (AMSTERDAM)

SACRÉ COEUR/MONTMARTRE (PARIS)

CHRIST THE REDEEMER (RIO DE JANEIRO)

ALCATRAZ (SAN FRANCISCO)

ANGKOR WAT (SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA)

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA (BEIJING)

THE BLUE LAGOON (ICELAND)

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