sightseeing

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Someone estimated costs at $1,000 per day per person — staying at 4- or 5-star hotels, using private transportation and avoiding lines for sightseeing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

A Nassau beach break and sightseeing tour cost $114 a person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

For him, backcountry flying is just another mode of sightseeing, like hiking through Yosemite or boating beneath Niagara Falls.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

They added that carers, children and residents of the city could also visit without paying a fee, with sightseeing entrance also included as part of a York-wide tourism pass.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

Once they arrived, they spent several weeks sightseeing before they were joined by some of the others in the American delegation to the World Anti-Slavery Convention.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling