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Many/most people choose their destinations largely so they can tell folks back home they've been there. I wen to see the Potemkin Steps when I was in Odessa exactly for that reason. It's not nearly so impressive without thousands of people running down them.
Nothing is less impressive than the Custer Battlefield, but you have to see that particular acre of non-descript prairie.
I can see your point, but I still want to go there. I have this fantasy about standing where the 7th made it's last stand, and hearing the gunshots, bugles, war cries of the Sioux, horses hoofs, etc. in my mind's eye, and put myself in the middle of what that horror must have been like, maybe if only to honor the courage of those brave warriors on both sides. I'd like to visit Normandy for the same reason. I guess I just have a romanticized vision of history, and other than watching a Hollywood re-creation, it's the only way to experience it.
To the post, many of the places I've been are without peer - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Angel's Landing in Zion, Mesa Verde, and others - I'm really glad I got to see those things when I was young enough to be in awe of them. By the time you're in your sixties (I speak from experience), I imagine you're concerned with how badly your knees hurt from making the climb, or that your Depends are bunching up in your nether regions, and it detracts from the experience.
I can see your point, but I still want to go there. I have this fantasy about standing where the 7th made it's last stand, and hearing the gunshots, bugles, war cries of the Sioux, horses hoofs, etc. in my mind's eye, and put myself in the middle of what that horror must have been like, maybe if only to honor the courage of those brave warriors on both sides. I'd like to visit Normandy for the same reason. I guess I just have a romanticized vision of history, and other than watching a Hollywood re-creation, it's the only way to experience it.
To the post, many of the places I've been are without peer - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Angel's Landing in Zion, Mesa Verde, and others - I'm really glad I got to see those things when I was young enough to be in awe of them. By the time you're in your sixties (I speak from experience), I imagine you're concerned with how badly your knees hurt from making the climb, or that your Depends are bunching up in your nether regions, and it detracts from the experience.
Big Hole National Battlefield where the Nez Pierce fought against the US Army in their futile attempt to escape as they were being forced from their native lands. The visitor center is small but has vistas of the battle grounds and interesting information. It was very poignant.
I don’t think there are too many equivalents of our more popular national parks. But, if Bryce is crowded, Cedar Breaks has the same geology but at 10,000 feet. Hetch Hetchy is the reservoir for San Francisco but has the same type of scenery as Yosemite. Ditto Lake Powell which was the scenic Glen Canyon. I can’t think of others right now but am sure there are close equivalents.
The Red Fort is in Delhi and the Taj Mahal is in Agra, 3-4 hours away. There is a small Agra Fort but it is nothing like Red Fort
I have been to both Red Fort many times and Taj Mahal twice. Red Fort used to be one of my favorite places in Delhi along with Qutub Minar but the last time I went it somehow did not excite me that much. By contrast Taj Mahal is beautiful. One of the places that lives up to its reputation, especially in the evening sun.
If you go all the way to India it is worth going to both the places. They are so different.
What's a nice alternative to a more popular tourist site? Must be something that doesn't cost much more but offers same theme along whatever lines culture, architecture, natural beauty as the more common destination. For example:
The common destination = Angkor Wat
The nice alternative = Bagan
I went to Angkor Wat and followed about a 4 days later with Bagan. In my opinion Bagan doesnt even come close.
Shoddy, falling apart temples, all almost totally identical, and for the most part much much smaller then anything in Angkor. However, I will say the hot air balloon ride was great.
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