tourist attraction

English

Noun

tourist attraction (plural tourist attractions)

1. A place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its cultural value, beauty, or historical significance, offering leisure and amusement.
   • 2024 September 4, David Clough, “All aboard the 'Night Riviera' to Penzance”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 62:

     Carol, who is responsible for two coaches, says the sleeping accommodation is virtually full - surprising for midweek in mid-April. The Train Manager confirms that the train is well-loaded overall, noting that people view the train as a tourist attraction in its own right.

Translations

location of interest to tourists

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 景點／景点 (zh) (jǐngdiǎn)

• Danish: seværdighed c
• Dutch: bezienswaardigheid (nl) f, zienswaardigheid f
• Esperanto: vidindaĵo
• Finnish: matkailukohde (fi), turistikohde
• German: Sehenswürdigkeit (de) f
• Polish: atrakcja turystyczna f
• Russian: достопримеча́тельность (ru) f (dostoprimečátelʹnostʹ)
• Swahili: kivutio cha watalii

See also

• tourist area
• tourist destination
• tourist trap
• worth seeing