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You're right. I miss the Times Square of my youth: peep shows, adult theaters, welfare hotels and
Author:
TakethetrainKnute
(31063 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 12:17 pm on Sep 12, 2018
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...shops selling phony ID's.
Oh, it was truly a grand sight then!
Replies to: "You're right. I miss the Times Square of my youth: peep shows, adult theaters, welfare hotels and"
Your most overhyped and underhyped tourist attractions in the US.
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Rooney
- 11:26am 9/12/18
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Overrated - Just about everything New York.
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LehighND
- 5:38pm 9/12/18
Yup - not to mention the subway smells
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Hank Scorpio
- 8:15am 9/13/18
All tourists do there is eat.
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BaronVonZemo
- 10:35pm 9/12/18
Agreed.
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jakers
- 8:58pm 9/12/18
Flyover rube.
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TakethetrainKnute
- 6:21pm 9/12/18
Oh c’mon the Met, the Empire State Bldg, Carnegie Hall, the Village, McSorley’s, Hell’s Kitchen,
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Frank L
- 6:12pm 9/12/18
Aren’t most tourist attractions overhyped?
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jimbasil
- 2:40pm 9/12/18
Yes, it's always overhyped. But that's a different issue. Rooney meant the most overhyped one.
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Eli
- 4:54pm 9/12/18
Prolly why I posted The Empire State Building as my overhyped attraction
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jimbasil
- 10:00pm 9/12/18
Agreed. Starting point is to avoid any tourist attraction. But, one can mitigate the "tourist" ...
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conorlarkin
- 4:24pm 9/12/18
Overhyped: many. Underhyped: Deception Pass, north of Seattle. for its trails, lake, ocean & sunset
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Eli
- 2:12pm 9/12/18
My List
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iairishcheeks
- 1:34pm 9/12/18
There's a lot to agree with in this post.
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LehighND
- 5:32pm 9/12/18
Agree on old faithful, completely underwhelming. But Yellowstone generally is awesome.
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iairishcheeks
- 1:18pm 9/12/18
Overhyped- none really. Underhyped- Pittsburgh
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CC72
- 1:11pm 9/12/18
Agree on Pittsburgh. Most underrated city at least in the East.
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Frank L
- 3:44pm 9/12/18
Good picks
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Nigel Tufnel
- 12:13pm 9/12/18
Good call on Great Sand Dunes.
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iairishcheeks
- 1:34pm 9/12/18
Times Square caveat.
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Rooney
- 12:46pm 9/12/18
You're right. I miss the Times Square of my youth: peep shows, adult theaters, welfare hotels and
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TakethetrainKnute
- 12:17pm 9/12/18
Tis true, ah the great late 70’s college memories.
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Frank L
- 6:06pm 9/12/18
It was really awesome if your windshield was dirty.
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LehighND
- 5:41pm 9/12/18
Overhyped - Niagra Falls Underhyped - Washington DC in general
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Hank Scorpio
- 11:35am 9/12/18
NF should only be experienced from the Canadian side.
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iairishcheeks
- 1:16pm 9/12/18
I concur... the thrill of the falls is very short term and DC has myriad attractions galore
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Curly1918
- 12:25pm 9/12/18
If you go over the falls in a barrel, the thrill is much more lasting...
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TakethetrainKnute
- 12:52pm 9/12/18
Those last few seconds last for an eternity.
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jimbasil
- 2:49pm 9/12/18
Old Faithful isn't even regular any more...
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TakethetrainKnute
- 11:29am 9/12/18
It's going to happen to all of us eventually.
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Rooney
- 11:32am 9/12/18