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tourist attraction

American  
[toor-ist-uh-trak-shuhn] / ˈtʊər ɪst əˌtræk ʃən /

noun

  • tourist attractions
    plural
  1. a site or event that draws tourists, such as a feature of a city or landscape, an amusement park, or festival.


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Parton also won a Liseberg Applause Award, the biggest prize in the theme park industry, for her fabled tourist attraction Dollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

The historic El Escorial monastery -- a major tourist attraction -- was shrouded in a grayish, smoke-filled mist.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

The Hardah Dam in Dhale province has become somewhat of a tourist attraction in recent years, with a hot sulfur lake sitting at its base.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

The Tonopah Historic Mining Park is a big tourist attraction, along with the Clown Motel and other lodging establishments supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead miners and other paranormal phenomena.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

Maybe the Mist made it look like a fishing boat, or perhaps the cruisers thought the Argo II was a tourist attraction.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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