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

The Natural History Museum was the UK's most popular tourist attraction in 2025, breaking the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In 2015, he transformed the dilapidated Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare, which he had visited as a child, into the subversive tourist attraction Dismaland.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

The factory, which offers tours and a visitor’s center, is a popular tourist attraction in Fairfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Mary and her guests plan to visit Richmond in the morning; the burned-out husk of a city has become a tourist attraction.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly