Results: Tourist Trap Trip Tips! Part 19

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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.
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Vermont: The Shelburne Museum is a museum of art, design, and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the museum grounds. It is located on 45 acres near Lake Champlain. This place is so big -- 39 buildings (and a boat) scattered across 45 acres -- that it uses a jitney bus to haul people around. Twenty-four of the buildings (and the boat) were also hauled, from someplace else to here. According to their website you can enjoy webinars, concerts and online exhibitions. During the Summer, night-time admissions are free. Does this sound like a place that you would like to visit?
Yes
28%
440 votes
No
33%
533 votes
Undecided
22%
353 votes
Not Applicable
17%
274 votes
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Virginia: Foamhenge, located on Cox Farms in Centreville, VA. What's the obsession with recreating Stonehenge, exactly? Foamhenge is made entirely of Styrofoam. It was put up on April Fools' Day in 2004, and a dozen years later, when the kitschy sight was falling into disrepair, got picked up and packed up. Foam worshippers will not be denied, though, and Foamhenge was resurrected a year later as an ongoing attraction for Cox Farms in Centreville — for limited hours, on private property. Have you ever seen the real Stone Henge in person?
Yes
14%
217 votes
No
65%
1043 votes
Undecided
5%
83 votes
Not Applicable
16%
257 votes

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