The World’s Worst Tourist Destinations, Ranked

 

Likewise, San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood welcomes a staggering 12 million visitors annually to its waterfront restaurants and souvenir shops, yet some visitors appear to be underwhelmed; according to one, it’s “only worth it to see the seals.” (They’re actually sea lions.)

 

The World’s Worst Tourist Destinations, Ranked

1	Wall Drug and Fisherman’s Wharf (tie)	United States	1000
2	Las Ramblas	Spain	826
3	Temple Bar	Ireland	687
4	Checkpoint Charlie	Germany	681
5	Royal Mile, Edinburgh	Scotland	539
6	Niagara Falls	Canada	483
7	Victoria Peak	Hong Kong	381
8	Takeshita Street	Japan	340
9	Eiffel Tower	France	303
10	Stockholm Old Town	Sweden	293
11	Trevi Fountain	Italy	286
12	Ci Chi Tunnels	Vietnam	263
13	Old San Juan	Puerto Rico	153
14	V&A Waterfront	South Africa	152
15	Pyramids of Giza	Egypt	146
16	The Grand Palace	Thailand	145
17	Time Out Market Lisboa	Portugal	132
18	Chichen Itza	Mexico	129
19	Acropolis	Greece	121
20	Red Light District	Netherlands	101
21	Petra	Jordan	98
22	Jardin Majorelle	Morocco	91
23	Penang Hill	Malaysia	88
24	Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square	Poland	81
25	Angkor Wat	Cambodia	75
26	Insadong	Korea	69
27	Széchenyi Baths and Pool	Hungary	68
28	Sydney Harbour	Australia	59
29	Taipei 101	Taiwan	55
30	Christ the Redeemer	Brazil	54
31	Walled City of Cartagena	Colombia	52
32	Basilica Cistern	Turkey	40
33	Schönbrunn Palace	Austria	37
34	Souq Waqif	Qatar	36
35	Puerto Madero	Argentina	27
36	Jungfraujoch	Switzerland	26
37	Puerto Princesa Underground River	Philippines	22
38	Mercado del Puerto	Uruguay	22
39	Dajti Ekspres Cable Car	Albania	21
40	Dubai Aquarium	United Arab Emirates	20
41	Yasmin Hammamet	Tunisia	19
42	Funicular	Georgia	13
43	Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre	Macao	13
44	Altos de Chavon	Dominican Republic	12
45	Kingdom Centre Tower	Saudi Arabia	11
46	Itchan Kalan	Uzbekistan	11
47	Coral Bay Strip	Cyprus	11
48	Caldea	Andorra	4
49	Sky Costanera	Chile	4
50	Bab Al-Bahrain Souk	Bahrain	1

The World’s Worst Tourist Traps in 2025, According to Visitor Reviews
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