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Some tourist traps are obvious — you know, like anything that’s advertised on billboards on the side of highways. But others are a little more subtle, whether it’s bad vantage points of must-see sights, or else well-known attractions that are simply devastatingly disappointing.
Either way, sometimes it’s best to get off the beaten path and avoid some of these requisite attractions.
Save your time, money, and sanity by skipping these 20 overrated spots in Europe.
The Mona Lisa — Paris, France
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The Mona Lisa is TINY, and you’ll need to elbow your way through massive crowds to get a closer look. The Louvre is filled with gems — check out literally any other piece of art there.
Gondola rides — Venice, Italy
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Taking an overpriced gondola captained by someone dressed like what foreigners imagine Italians to look like is one of the most corny and touristy things to do in Venice — and that’s before the gondolier starts singing (which costs extra, mind you).
Instead, take a much cheaper traghetto, which is basically just a less frilly gondola that locals use to get across the canals.
Manneken Pis — Brussels, Belgium
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Why this tiny statue of a boy relieving himself is such an attraction is beyond us.
Not that this is much more exciting, but at least it’ll be less crowded and more of a novelty: find Jeanneke Pis, Manneken Pis’ counterpoint, and a statue of a girl peeing into a fountain.
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