What's a famous place you've been to but was disappointed by?

Rocky Mountain High wrote:

gdgc wrote:

The Grand Canyon.

I didn’t have that “omg this is life altering” moment. It looks like you’d think it would look. I’d rather stay in Sedona than do that day trip again.

The Grand Canyon is pretty impressive but you have to be able to get your butt out of your car and hike down a little bit.

I was surprised to see so many posters list the Grand Canyon. If you haven't seen it and plan to, organize your trip so you can see it as the sun rises and the sun sets. The colors are more vivid and the shadows give it more depth.

It's the same with Badlands. We went to Badlands National Park well before sunrise. I walked to an overlook and could see nothing. There was no guard rail so I thought nothing of it. Later, we drove back by in daylight and I went to the same overlook. It was a sheer drop into a canyon filled with vertical rock spires! I was shocked that I had stood so close to the edge only a few hours earlier! We stayed in the park all day and drove its length at sunrise and sunset. The colors are washed out in midday sunlight, but it's majestic at sunrise and sunset.

McDonalds. The food is sh!t!

Oh no, McDonalds is nice! Which country's McDonalds did you visit? I am disappointed for you. Also you should eat more than half a hammie.

a dude with tiny calves wrote:

I'll add, Venice Beach was particularly disappointing. YouTube made it seem like a super fun beach boardwalk, but when I got there it was nothing more than a refugee camp for meth heads.

letsrun.com

Ireland both North and South. Both hell holes but the Republic is worst. You drive south over the border and can tell you are in the Republic because the road is in terrible condition.

The Corn Palace, Mitchell SD. My ex father in law, when we were on vacation, kept going on and on about it. We finally got there....it's like a gymnasium with murals of corn design on them....I appreciate the artistic endeavor but it was still like watching the grass grow.

Alaska: the rich man’s West Virginia

Nonsense.

Lived in Dallas for 15 years and the summers are BRUTAL. The weather starts getting bad in April or May and stay unbearable until late October.

The cost of living is not way cheaper either. You’re clearly a Texan pretending not to be a Texan.

Texas sucks.

adobe wrote:

letsrun.com

Sounds about right.

I liked Amsterdam (off season in the wintertime. Less fun in the spring, summer and fall when tourists abound)

Lots to do in Rome, but expensive as heck

Enjoyed Paris.

Hong Kong is fun but very confusing

London was a disappointment. The airport is horrible.

Madrid was scary

The alarmist leftists had so many things wrong with their Covid response that they latch onto BW’s bad forecast to deflect from the misery they have caused countless young people, small business owners and their workers, nursing home residents, etc.

Resist the totalitarian leftist thugs.

Resist Dementia Joe.

Did you ever think about the people of the world that can't afford traveling or have visa restrictions?

For me, most of European places are awful. I prefer to live when I'm living for decades.

No votes for Plymouth Rock?