35 Famous Travel Destinations That are Overrated
These days, everyone has a bucket list. There are dozens of renowned vacation hotspots around the world that people flock to see every year, with everyone yearning for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But few people will ever get to see them all unless they have the time and the money. The most popular destinations in the world are often built up as the be-all and end-all for tourists. But, sometimes talk is cheap.
Just because something is popular, doesn't mean it's good. Case in point: these overrated vacation destinations. Millions may flock to an art gallery in France to crowd around a tiny painting of some random woman, but that doesn't mean it's actually worth your time. Skip these tired, predictable vacation spots and try some interesting alternatives instead. With that said, here are 50 of the most overrated destinations you'll ever see. You'll wish you spent your time and money, elsewhere!
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Did you know...
- You've heard of the phrase "wanderlust," but do you know the German word "fernweh"? It means "far sickness" or an intensely strong urge to travel. The next time you feel the need to head out on a road trip, you've got a case of fernweh. And the only cure is to travel somewhere new!
- The largest pool in the world can be found at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile. It has 66 million gallons (enough water to fill 100 Olympic-sized pools). It's 3,323 feet in length, over twice the length of the next biggest pool. At a cost of $3,000,000, that sounds like a pretty good deal.
- The longest flight in the world is between Singapore and Newark, New Jersey. Depending on which way you're flying, it takes around 18.5 hours to complete the 9,534 miles of the journey. The flight is so long that it doesn't even have an economy class. Only first-class and business-class arrangements are offered.
- There are over 61,000 people on a plane in the air over the U.S. at any given moment. That makes sense because the U.S. has one third of all the airports in the world. Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world with over 100 million total passengers every year since 2015.
- Minnesota might say that it's the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," but Canada has it beat. The country as a whole has over three million lakes. That means Canada has 60% of the world's total number of lakes within its borders. It must seem like paradise for people who like to fish or boat!