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The disappointed tourists of Yelp

Published 8:12 PM EDT, Tue July 21, 2015
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"I'm not sure what all the fuss is about." -- Stephanie T., Rohnert Park, California
Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro) —
"I'm not sure what all the fuss is about." -- Stephanie T., Rohnert Park, California
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"Crowded, overrated, and ugly from up close." --Emma F., Alpharetta, Georgia
Eiffel Tower (Paris) —
"Crowded, overrated, and ugly from up close." --Emma F., Alpharetta, Georgia
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"I want to tell you that I am not some nature hating guy. I take my kids hiking. I rock climb. The problem with the place is that it is dull. [But] If you are in the area for some reason it is worth dropping by." -- Kahlil G. Bethesda, Maryland
Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) —
"I want to tell you that I am not some nature hating guy. I take my kids hiking. I rock climb. The problem with the place is that it is dull. [But] If you are in the area for some reason it is worth dropping by." -- Kahlil G. Bethesda, Maryland
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"Yes, it looks great at night but put some lights up on that abandoned GM Assembly Plant in Detroit and you'd have about the same thing without any long visitor lines."  -- Marqus R., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Colosseum (Rome) —
"Yes, it looks great at night but put some lights up on that abandoned GM Assembly Plant in Detroit and you'd have about the same thing without any long visitor lines." -- Marqus R., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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"It's a wall with a bunch of names on it.  I mean NO disrespect but spice it up a bit. It's kinda boring." --Gina M., Philadelphia
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) —
"It's a wall with a bunch of names on it. I mean NO disrespect but spice it up a bit. It's kinda boring." --Gina M., Philadelphia
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"As a proud American I wanted to love this, but was grossly underwhelmed...Old Lady Liberty is just that...old." -- Nicholas H., San Francisco
Statue of Liberty (New York) —
"As a proud American I wanted to love this, but was grossly underwhelmed...Old Lady Liberty is just that...old." -- Nicholas H., San Francisco
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"Each to their own I guess, but paintings and sculptures just hold little or no interest for me." -- Andy, Nottingham, UK
Musee du Louvre (Paris) —
"Each to their own I guess, but paintings and sculptures just hold little or no interest for me." -- Andy, Nottingham, UK
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"After seeing so many other free churches' beautiful ceillings, I was disappointed with the Sistine Chapel's ceiling." -- Chun P., San Diego
Sistine Chapel (Rome) —
"After seeing so many other free churches' beautiful ceillings, I was disappointed with the Sistine Chapel's ceiling." -- Chun P., San Diego
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"As another reviewer stated in one word, this National Park is a "cluster[expletive]." I couldn't agree more." -- Misty P., Kapolei, Hawaii
Yosemite National Park (California) —
"As another reviewer stated in one word, this National Park is a "cluster[expletive]." I couldn't agree more." -- Misty P., Kapolei, Hawaii
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"There is nothing much to see inside and the place is falling apart. I get that it is ancient but I have to ask where the entrance fee funds are going." -- Camie T., London
Hagia Sophia (Istanbul) —
"There is nothing much to see inside and the place is falling apart. I get that it is ancient but I have to ask where the entrance fee funds are going." -- Camie T., London
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"I visited about 5 of the [Smithsonian] museums and barely LEARNED anything. It was more of an exhibit of seeing "stuff" added with 1-2 sentences written in a 3 graders level. I understand a lot of foreigners come here but I feel like it should still provide some level of sophistication." -- Andrew W., Atlanta
Smithsonian Museums (Washington D.C.) —
"I visited about 5 of the [Smithsonian] museums and barely LEARNED anything. It was more of an exhibit of seeing "stuff" added with 1-2 sentences written in a 3 graders level. I understand a lot of foreigners come here but I feel like it should still provide some level of sophistication." -- Andrew W., Atlanta
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"As amazing as the views are it is really kind of boring. Every 500 feet a new vantage point of the same thing: a really big hole in the ground...What would [be] nice is segway rentals." -- Brad M., Englewood, Colorado
Grand Canyon (Arizona) —
"As amazing as the views are it is really kind of boring. Every 500 feet a new vantage point of the same thing: a really big hole in the ground...What would [be] nice is segway rentals." -- Brad M., Englewood, Colorado
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"One of the courses literally made me gag but in NOMA, spitting into your napkin would be [like a] crime so I swallowed it like a bitter pill."  <br />-- Debbie C. of Arcadia, California.
NOMA (Copenhagen) —
"One of the courses literally made me gag but in NOMA, spitting into your napkin would be [like a] crime so I swallowed it like a bitter pill."
-- Debbie C. of Arcadia, California.
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"I refuse to pay any amount of money to see antiques collecting dust." -- Anthro Food E., New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) —
"I refuse to pay any amount of money to see antiques collecting dust." -- Anthro Food E., New York City
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