tourist attraction
Americannoun
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tourist attractions
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He spotted her on the street, near Barneys on Madison Avenue, said something about her blue eyes, and directed her to his nearby townhouse as if he was pointing out a tourist attraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
It has since become the biggest ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee, receiving about four million visitors per year.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The construction site itself has become a kind of aspirational tourist attraction in downtown D.C.—a spot observers would love to see, if they can figure out how to get to it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, a major tourist attraction closed to visitors since Saturday, is one of several that have drawn in nearly 50,000 firefighters countrywide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Beatrice’s mother was not an impatient woman, but she had eventually divorced Leon to pursue her own career as a cockatoo trainer at Parrot Jungle, a tourist attraction in Miami.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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