The most disappointing tourist attractions

[Easy 10]

The Waxworks Museum in Brading (Isle of Wight) is a bit of a letdown as well, although to be fair I think expectations were fairly low.

It does have ONE highlight though. In one of the rooms, you are invited to peer down into a dimly lit well. Without warning, a light suddenly comes on in the well, revealing a waxwork model of an emaciated youth climbing up a ladder on the inside, its gaunt, tortured face uncomfortably close to that of your own. Didn't do much for me, but my mum FLEW backwards in shock when it happened, and staggered into a working waxwork model of a 16th century blacksmith, breaking one of his legs.

That alone made the trip there from Ryde worthwhile, but otherwise I wouldn't bother.

 

[Nibble]

firle museum, when we asked the lady tour guide what was in there this was her exact reply "Some old bits of metal and some other crap". I could not fault her accuracy.

 

[FlownWest]

Mary Rose, although I suppose when I saw it I was too young to appreciate the salvage operation.

Blackpool - enjoyed the rides but once we left the pleasure beach we couldn't get out of there soon enough. Not good for a weekend break.

The sex museum in Amsterdam. To be honest, I'm not sure how much more I was expecting...

 

[SUIYHP]

The Tutankhamun exhibition they had in the O2 a couple of years back, went with dad expecting to see the whole coffin and everything, we end up seeing a bloody hologram of it and some of the artifacts in the burial chamber (The closest thing was perhaps the diadem)

 

[The Oldman]

Cranberry World, Plymouth, MA, USA

To be fair I was not expecting anything world shattering and I was right.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Blackpool is truly a grim, grim place. Avoid at all costs.

Personally, and I expect some opposition, I was hugely underwhelmed by NIAGRA FALLS.

NIAGRA - meh.

Grand Canyon - incredible.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

firle museum, when we asked the lady tour guide what was in there this was her exact reply "Some old bits of metal and some other crap". I could not fault her accuracy.

Cool.

 

[Return of the Rev]

the bunker

Hitlers bunker! I was only ten when my elder brother took me to see the bunker! I could not understand why the bunker was at a neigbours house in milton road in haywards heath,and surely adolf would have looked a right mess with all that coal inside!!!!!!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Sydney Harbour Bridge.

 

[Paskman]

The f*****g OK Corral - I travelled 500 miles to see it and all it was was a few feet of dust with a gate!..... where were Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas?......mind you Tombstone was well named, nothing had changed in 100+ years.....not surprised the "Crystal Palace" bar was a dump though

 

[Commander]

Would have to be the Manneken Pis in Brussels

Definitely. I thought it was going to be about 20 foot high.

I actually thought the Whitsundays in Oz were pretty over-rated as well.

 

[wag chaser]

The Waxworks Museum in Brading (Isle of Wight) is a bit of a letdown as well, although to be fair I think expectations were fairly low.

It does have ONE highlight though. In one of the rooms, you are invited to peer down into a dimly lit well. Without warning, a light suddenly comes on in the well, revealing a waxwork model of an emaciated youth climbing up a ladder on the inside, its gaunt, tortured face uncomfortably close to that of your own. Didn't do much for me, but my mum FLEW backwards in shock when it happened, and staggered into a working waxwork model of a 16th century blacksmith, breaking one of his legs.

That alone made the trip there from Ryde worthwhile, but otherwise I wouldn't bother.

I wont

 

[Don Quixote]

I really don't think any of you here understand art...

 

[Deanbha]

I always loved aeroplanes as a kid, but now hate flying.

 

[bhaexpress]

Blackpool is truly a grim, grim place. Avoid at all costs.

Personally, and I expect some opposition, I was hugely underwhelmed by NIAGRA FALLS.

NIAGRA - meh.

Grand Canyon - incredible.

The Falls themselves are amazing but the town is cheap and nasty.

 

[The screamer]

I really don't think any of you here understand art...

Art is love!

 

[Scampi]

The rest of Rome as well

What were you expecting exactly cos Rome is f***ing ace. The Pantheon, Colloseum, St Peters, Sistine Chapel, the Forum all brilliant

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Dont understand why people are putting Stonehenge.What did you expect to see when you went?

As for the Mary Rose,I thought it was very interesting.

 

[Simster]

The Falls themselves are amazing but the town is cheap and nasty.

The Falls are worth visiting but really aren't all that when compared to some of the great waterfalls around the world.

You're right about the town(s). The Canadian side is shithouse but incredibly the American side is even worse.

 

[sir albion]

The f*****g OK Corral - I travelled 500 miles to see it and all it was was a few feet of dust with a gate!..... where were Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas?......mind you Tombstone was well named, nothing had changed in 100+ years.....not surprised the "Crystal Palace" bar was a dump though

Thats well funny