tourist trap

Example Sentences

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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

So the filmmakers left behind 44 Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn and dozens of other props, turning the farm into a proper tourist trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

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

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