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Tourist attraction

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Owners and marketers of attractions usually advertise tourist attractions on billboards along the side of highways and roadways, especially in remote areas. Also, many tourist attractions have free promotional brochures and flyers in information centers, fast food restaurants, motel lobbies, and heffernan who rest areas. These brochures are usually a road map promoting many businesses.

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'''Popular Tourist Attractions'''

= Buildings and Structures =
* stated mission CN Tower - four five Toronto, Ontario, s standing Canada
* Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
* Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, California, United States/USA
* Great Wall of China - China
* Space Needle - Seattle, Washington, USA
* White House - Washington, D.C., USA
* Bunboy/The World's Largest Thermometer - Baker, California, United States/USA

= Ethnic Communities =
* Asia West - Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
* Chinatown - Various locations, with San Francisco and Vancouver Chinatowns being some of the larger and popular ones in North America.
* Lancaster County - Pennsylvania Dutch country, USA

= Theme parks =
* Cedar Point - Sandusky, Ohio, USA
* Disneyland
** Anaheim, California, USA
** Paris, France
** Tokyo, Japan
* Disney World and Epcot - Orlando, Florida, USA
* Knoebels - Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
* Knott's Berry Farm - Buena Park, California, USA

= National Parks =
* Grand Canyon - Arizona, USA
* Yellowstone National Park - Montana, Wyoming, USA
* Yosemite National Park - California, USA

= Museums =
* Ripley's Believe It or Not (wax museum) - various locations

=Gardens =
* Butchart Gardens - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
* Huntington Library/Huntington Gardens - San Marino, California, USA
* Magnolia Plantation/Magnolia Gardens - Charleston, South Carolina, USA

= Streets =
* Las Vegas Strip - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
* Lombard Street, San Francisco/Lombard Street - San Francisco, California, USA
* Rodeo Drive - Beverly Hills, California, USA


See also: List of popular tourist regions
Tag: Tourism