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By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 11:58 BST, 15 April 2025 | Updated: 11:58 BST, 15 April 2025
A new ranking has revealed the world’s biggest tourist letdowns. And some of the globe’s most famous attractions have found themselves on the list. The research, carried out by experts at CasiMonka, used AI to analyse Reddit posts, Tripadvisor reviews and Google Reviews to see which attractions received the most negative feedback. Top of the list is Times Square in New York which has 1,151 one-star Tripadvisor reviews and 934 negative comments on Reddit. The famous square is known for its huge billboards and street entertainers but unfortunately it seems that not everyone is having the time of their life there. In a one-star review on Tripadvisor, ‘elf fine’ wrote: ‘It’s the worst part of all things touristy in New York. If you must go, then just get your selfie and get out.’ Second on the list is the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which had 49 negative comments on Reddit and 1,180 one-star reviews on Tripadvisor. The star-studded pavement has tributes to a huge range of celebrities from Fred Astaire to Lady Gaga. But it’s failed to impress many tourists with one describing it on Tripadvisor as a ‘complete disappointment’. The visitor added: ‘It is an absolutely filthy place, unloved and uncared for by the authorities.’ A new ranking has revealed the world’s biggest tourist letdowns. Top of the list is Times Square in New York which has 1,151 one-star Tripadvisor reviews and 934 negative comments on Reddit Second on the list is the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which had 49 negative comments on Reddit and 1,180 one-star reviews on TripadvisorThird on the ranking and topping the list in Europe is Stonehenge which has 342 negative references on Reddit and 577 one-star Tripadvisor reviews. The ancient Neolithic monument is an UNESCO World Heritage site and attracts more than a million visitors a year. However, it hasn’t impressed everyone with one tourist writing on Tripadvisor that the attraction is ‘grossly overpriced’. Other negative comments described the attraction as ‘expensive’ and ‘touristy’. The Dead Sea in Jordan and Israel ranks as the fourth most disappointing tourist attraction in the world with 234 negative comments on Reddit and 20 one-star Tripadvisor reviews. Negative reviews primarily describe the salty attraction as ‘expensive’.Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue rounds off the top five most disappointing tourist attractions. The 98 feet/30m tall statue stands at the top of the Corcovado Mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. But some tourists were left disappointed by the attraction with many describing it as ‘touristy’. It picks up 52 negative comments on Reddit and earns 373 one-star Tripadvisor reviews. Third on the ranking and topping the list in Europe is Stonehenge which has 342 negative references on Reddit and 577 one-star Tripadvisor reviews The Dead Sea in Jordan and Israel ranks as the fourth most disappointing tourist attraction in the world THE WORLD’S MOST DISAPPOINTING TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 1. Times Square, USA2. Hollywood Walk of Fame, USA3. Stonehenge, UK 4. Dead Sea, Jordan and Israel5. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil 6. Manneken Pis, Belgium 7. Copacabana Beach, Brazil 8. Colosseum, Italy 9. Four Corners Monument, USA10. Loch Ness, Scotland Source: CasiMonka Other attractions to rank as disappointing include Manneken Pis in Belgium and Copacabana Beach in Brazil. Mannekin Pis is a 55.5cm/21 inch high bronze statue of a small boy weeing into a fountain. More than 1,000 tourists left a negative review of the quirky Brussels attraction. Copacabana Beach has 373 one-star Tripadvisor reviews with one tourist describing it as the ‘dirtiest beach’ they’d ever been to. The last three attractions to rank among the bottom 10 are Italy’s Colosseum, the Four Corners Monument in the USA and Loch Ness in Scotland.
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The world’s most disappointing tourist attractions revealed – as iconic UK landmark is branded too ‘touristy’ and ‘expensive’
