How to Use tourist attractions in a Sentence

tourist attractions

plural noun
  • To the south is the Zocalo — the main square with all of the city's top tourist attractions.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And the last part of my trip was in Dubrovnik, one of the big tourist attractions is to walk the medieval city walls.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The present site has a low profile and is well away from the beach, restaurants and tourist attractions.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • One of the oldest tourist attractions in the state, the park offers more than just swimming in the half-acre spring.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Here’s what to know about these unique tourist attractions.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
  • What to Consider The hotel is farther away from many of the main tourist attractions.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2024
  • The capital of Arizona boasts many tourist attractions of its own.
    Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Heat in Europe has shattered records and caused the closure of major tourist attractions.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Previous versions of the list brought attention to the Fort Worth Stockyards, which is now one the city’s main tourist attractions.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • The campaign's new rules will impact some of the top tourist attractions: the Red Light District, river cruises, pub crawls and coffee shops.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Several of those locations have since become tourist attractions that draw in genre fans from around the world.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Most tourist attractions remain open, except on strike days.
    Xiaofei Xu, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Stand out with a visit to these 15 weird (yet surprisingly chic) tourist attractions.
    Kellie Benz, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the mills are now tourist attractions, including the Quarry Bank Mill, which sprawls across verdant land about a 30-minute drive from Manchester’s center.
    David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
  • Two days of intense rain prompted the city to close tourist attractions and mass evacuate residents.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 1 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a marina, stacked with colorful kayaks, and lots of little tourist attractions, like gift shops and seafood restaurants.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Today, those mansions are some of Newport's top tourist attractions.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2023
  • One of the top tourist attractions in the U.S., this natural wonder draws visitors from all over the world every year to gawk at the views created by roughly 278 miles of river.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Featuring a yacht, a lifeguard tower topped with a pride flag and depictions of wildlife, the float incorporates nods to the county’s beachy tourist attractions.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Some, such as those in New York and San Francisco, became prime tourist attractions and gateways for new immigrants working low-wage jobs.
    Wei Li, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • TikTok is also a great place to find suggestions for the best restaurants or tourist attractions in a particular country or city.
    Solcyre Burga, Time, 23 July 2023
  • What used to be a normal feature of everyday life for the district’s residents has over the last five years grown into one of the city’s most iconic tourist attractions—and the latest victim of overtourism.
    Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The local airport is named in his honor, and his boyhood farm and his colorful brother’s gas station have been turned into bona fide tourist attractions.
    Greg Bluestein, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The erosion has washed out roads, disrupted the livelihoods for local fishermen, and carved up beaches that are major tourist attractions.
    Jake Bittle, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Tupelo offers a charming downtown, tourist attractions and a low cost of living.
    Cameron McWhirter, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
  • In Greece, which is grappling with intense heat and wildfires, workers at the Acropolis in Athens, one of the country’s top tourist attractions, are walking off their jobs in protest at working conditions.
    Caolán Magee, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • Designed by architect Henry Trost, the lobby and marble staircase have become tourist attractions in their own rights.
    The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Bangkok's main lifeline is the serpentine Chao Phraya River, and along its banks are some of the city's top luxury hotels, oldest neighborhoods, and biggest tourist attractions.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
  • For me, the magic of travel has always been during those in-between months, when weather is more temperate, tourist attractions are less crowded, and hotel prices more agreeable.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In the past few years, the kingdom has shifted its stance on music festivals, tourist attractions and lavish resorts, in a bid to attract tourists and rival Dubai as a luxury destination.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023

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