tourist trap
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In many ways, he accomplished a lot: He managed Lake George’s transformation from a gaudy, neon-lit midcentury tourist trap to a modern family destination whose natural beauty draws 6 million visitors each summer.
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024
How good can the tourist trap really be?
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
She ate spicy chili con carne on Olvera Street, the same tourist trap where I entertained visiting authors half a century later.
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
The Maple Leaf Place looks like a typical tourist trap, with loads of souvenirs as soon as you walk in.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022
We walk past Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and Madame Tussauds, a tourist trap with wax models of celebrities that people take selfies with and share on Facebook.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
