tourist attraction

American  

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

noun

plural

tourist attractions

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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Example Sentences

Currently the job is only half done, turning the popular tourist attraction into a fenced-off work site.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Brenen Thompson is from Spearman, Texas, at the top of the panhandle, where the gusts are constant and the only tourist attraction is a collection of old windmills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Bang, who was instrumental in taking the group global, said in a recent interview with Billboard that BTS had become like a "tourist attraction... widely recognised and embraced by the global public".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“It’s a major tourist attraction and it’s a critical commuting path, but it doesn’t look like you’re getting onto a historic landmark.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

So we ended up going to the ancient palace at Abomey, instead, which was the only tourist attraction for hundreds of miles around.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver