Planning a vacation is fun, but sometimes people can be fooled by the pictures they see online. Spending your hard-earned money and your time visiting a vacation destination should come with amazing memories. Unfortunately, there are popular tourist spots that are very disappointing in real life.
If you are currently planning your vacation, beware of these destinations. They might look nice in online pictures, but you may be sorely disappointed when you make it there.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is beautiful from a distance. Tourists often want to venture up to the observation deck, but they won’t see much from there. You can’t see Central Park because the Rockefeller Center is in the way.
Instead of wasting time going to the Empire State Building’s observation deck, head over the Rockefeller Center’s instead. You can have a nice view of Central Park and the Empire State Building.
Eiffel Tower
One of the most popular tourist spots in Paris is the Eiffel Tower with more than 7 million people visiting annually. Because of this, they often wait in long lines before going into the Eiffel Tower.
The price you pay to go up into the tower depends on what floor you are going to visit. If you don’t want to wait in long lines and pay what might be a costly admission, you can head to the Montmartre, where you can take in beautiful views of the city.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Tourists love to take pictures of themselves trying to hold up the tower or knock it down, but this is often challenging. The number of people around it can make it hard to get the picture you want. Plus, if you want to get to the top of it, you will spend quite a bit per person.
In January 2019, the admission is set at $24 per person. Authorities are working toward making the tower lean less, and have been somewhat successful, which is changing the thrill of seeing the tower.
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Dana George-Berberich is a freelance reporter and novelist. She has written finance articles for newspapers across the country and for companies like Dun & Bradstreet and Bankrate.
