What is something incredibly popular & touristy in your town that the locals avoid like the plague?

1. NYC on NYE. And the huge tree. Basically the whole city in December.
   — Chrissykissthecorpse


2. the Cheers bar, any bar in Faneuil Hall
   — theshoegazer


3. Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, MA It's a fucking rock. It's been chipped away by tourists' kids for decades, and there's no reason to believe that the first place any settlers landed was on a relatively small rock in the middle of a beach.
   — SpareAnimalParts






4. Do you know what people from New Orleans do for Mardi Gras? They leave.
   — DedicatedPornProfile


5. Liberty Bell. It's a broken bell. Also Pat's or Gino's. Every local has their own place and preferences.
   — Sloane__Peterson


6. **Hollywood Blvd** (especially between Vine and La Brea)
   — InfernalWedgie






7. Niagara Falls (Canadian side). Mostly because everything down there is sooo expensive. There's also a "tourism tax" that, if you don't state that you're local, you'll get that shit applied to you.
   — jd0909


8. The Little Mermaid really isn't that impressive. It's not a huge statue, it's not particularly glamorous. It's a nice homage to Hans Christian Andersen's writing, but that's about it.
   — PM_UR_NUDES_4_RATING


9. Nashville, Broadway. It's extremely crowded, full of tourists wearing cowboy clothes, and boasts a density of obnoxious bachelorette parties not seen anywhere else on Earth.
   — iprocrastina






10. Halloween in Salem, MA. My favorite holiday is ruined by the drunkest, shittiest tourists wearing masks and thinking they can do whatever the fuck they want. Plus, as the years have gone on the place looks more and more like a cheap carnival and not like the great and kinda spooky town I love.
    — BlackwaterBastard


11. Times Square. I'm not gonna judge any tourists for looking at it, but it is a SWARM of people. A large chunk of whom are passing out advertisements, trying to rope you into attending a show, trying to pose with tourists for money, or are actively scamming people \(including Scientologists trying to trick people into visiting the nearby Scientology center\). On top of that, there's not really a ton to do in Times Square except shop, and all of those stores are also elsewhere in the city with WAY less foot traffic at their other locations.
    — blueeyesredlipstick


12. Paris- I don't know any Parisian who's gone to the Moulin Rouge without having out of town guests with them. It just doesn't happen. Also if you want a dinner and a show, you can see the Paris Opera Ballet and have a nice dinner in a Cafe for much, much less. Also, I honestly can't remember the last time anyone I know went to actively see the Eiffel Tower. The closest I get is when I take the train to Champs-Élysées to visit my husband at work and it crosses Pont de Bir-Hakeim; we see it, but it just... exists. Some people like to hang out in Champs de Mars, but I don't know anyone that does except for other expats that are new to the city and still freaking out about ~living like a Parisian. If you want to hang out in a park, there are so many that going to the one packed with tourists isn't something we're gonna seek out.
    — 2354PK






13. San Francisco – Definitely Fisherman’s Wharf
    — eugenesbluegenes


14. Hometown- The Kentucky Derby. It’s something rich people pretend to care about to seem more interesting. I know a few people that genuinely like it, but most of my friends, family, and family friends hated it. Where I currently live- that big silver bean thing. Fuck that big silver bean thing.
    — Eyehatelacroix