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Tourist Trap Trip Tips! Part 10

Published on 12/07/2025

By: luvbugnmama1

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Travel

Whether an attraction qualifies as a tourist trap is often in the eye of the beholder, and some are still beloved by locals. Some are iconic locales now overrun or overrated. Others lure road trippers out of the way of their intended destinations. They might be cheesy, inauthentic, overpriced, crowded, boring, ugly, or just plain not worth the time. Here is a collection of American tourist traps that may leave you wishing you'd stayed at home. Cheapism is my source for this series.

1. Nebraska: Carhenge. With the real Stonehenge often labeled a tourist trap, it's hard to see the appeal of a replica made from vintage American automobiles painted gray to look like giant stones. Those who have visited Carhenge in Alliance describe it as everything from a step above a junkyard to the perfect Griswold family moment (I.E.: National Lampoon's Family Vacation). It is open during daylight hours and admission is free. Would you make a detour to see this modern interpretation of Stonehenge?

Yes

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2. Nevada: Area 51 Alien Travel Center. It's probably not helpful to name the entire city of Las Vegas, even though it's certainly one of the most deliberately designed tourist traps in history. We'll offer up this little gem instead: the Area 51 Alien Travel Center in Amargosa Valley. This is a desert truck stop with an extraterrestrial makeover and outdoor photo-ops. The "Alien Cathouse" out back is America's only themed brothel. Yes, it does have an Alien Probe room. Would you stop here just to be able to say that you've been to Area 51?

Yes

Undecided

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