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Old 08-08-2018, 03:33 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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I, too, preferred the old Times Square.
It was far more entertaining in the 80's...more John Waters, less Walt Disney.
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Old 08-08-2018, 05:45 PM
 
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Times Square easily.
That's a given, there really isn't much to do there.
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Old 08-09-2018, 06:32 AM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Other 'iconic' letdowns:

Coney Island, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
Daytona Beach, FL
Gatlinburg, TN
Williamsburg, VA (sorry, but once is enough)
Hershey, PA
Kissimmee, FL
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Old 08-09-2018, 09:59 AM
 
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Other 'iconic' letdowns:

Coney Island, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
Daytona Beach, FL
Gatlinburg, TN
Williamsburg, VA (sorry, but once is enough)
Hershey, PA
Kissimmee, FL
Yes to Gatlinburg! How could something so ugly be on the fringe of something so majestic?
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Yes to Gatlinburg! How could something so ugly be on the fringe of something so majestic?
There's lots of that! Wisconsin Dells, Sedona, Jackson Hole...
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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The Vegas Strip for me. OK to see once for curiosity’s sake and after that it’s just gaudy and only exciting (for the most part) to country tunes and gambling addicts. I did like Old Vegas better.

Gatlinburg is also tacky and overrated as a destination (at least where I live) but I don’t consider it a destination.

Certain neighborhoods which used to be interesting but are now bland and overrated due to gentrification like The Mission, The Village, Williamsburg etc.
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:17 AM
 
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Central Park is cool and all, but after the 4th time it gets old.
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:35 AM
 
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Central Park is cool and all, but after the 4th time it gets old.
It’s one of th best urban parks in the country. I could understand why a tourist might tire of it, after repeated visits, but people who live near the park never tire of it.
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Old 08-09-2018, 11:00 AM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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Other 'iconic' letdowns:

Coney Island, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
Daytona Beach, FL
Gatlinburg, TN
Williamsburg, VA (sorry, but once is enough)
Hershey, PA
Kissimmee, FL
I wish that there was a vomit emoji option to use here.
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Old 08-09-2018, 11:23 AM
 
Location: Bay Area
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San Francisco is nice to visit especially walking against the bay, but SF gets tiring to visit after a while. I visited the Bay Area and stayed in my grandparents' house in an SF suburb. I visited SF for a few days and it's only fun for one day and I just grow bored of it...
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