tourist attractions

plural noun

: things tourists usually like to see or do
Buses take visitors to all the city's best tourist attractions.

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As the Timber Fire continued to grow Wednesday, surpassing 3,500 acres and with only 5% contained, many tourist attractions along the Big Sur coast remained under evacuation orders or were closed to the public. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, the travel review website Tripadvisor named the Biltmore Estate one of the nation’s best tourist attractions. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 Adjustments were made at major tourist attractions, with evening opening hours extended at landmarks like Rome's Colosseum and Pantheon. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The heat has also forced adjustments at major tourist attractions. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tourist attractions

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