Most underrated tourist attractions

[becs]

Gibside. Someone told me it was rubbish and not worth visiting.

Ended up going as a mystery shopping job thinking it would be a free day out with the bairns.

Loved it and have been back several times since.

 

[Gala]

Not a tourist attraction but the abandoned church at Longhorsley is a hidden gem.

 

[Tees Exile]

St Peter’s Basilica. On the face of it, a big church. The sheer scale of it was impressive.

 

[riffraff]

Germany: Colditz Castle, Valhalla, The Bauhaus building.

 

[Curlyteeth]

Kotor

 

[tonyfromalnwick]

Victoria falls. Nature at its most impressive.

 

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

Although 'rated', I'd still contend Taj Mahal is underrated.

 

[OohBaldyBally]

Durham.

On our doorstep and massively under appreciated.

We were on the piss through there recently and a couple of the lads said something like “never realised how much Durham had to offer. I’m bringing our lass for a day out”. Lads that have lived in Sunderland all their lives ffs

 

[jjarra_mackem]

Not so much an attraction but the killing fields in Cambodia is a somber life changing experience.

I was there and some people in the hostel didnt even bother visiting any of the historical sites

 

[Fred Basset]

Castlerigg stone circle. Walk up from Keswick and take it in.

 

[Ghandi Floss]

The Pantheon in Rome.

 

[taipeisafc]

Ju Ming museum in Northern Taiwan (a big sculpture park)

 

[Dennis]

Northumberland. Best beaches in the country yet doesn't get that many tourists. Compare that to Cornwall for example. Beautiful countryside too

 

[Flying Lotus]

The Pantheon in Rome.

Agreed, it was one of the sites lower down on my list of things to see but it was probably my favourite.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Salisbury cathedral

 

[HellsBells]

The Pantheon in Rome.

Good shout. It’s nearly 2000 years old ffs.

 

[CollingwoodFTM]

Salisbury cathedral

@longers

 

[Fumf]

Funnily enough I was considering posting this. We popped along for the food festival a few weeks ago and the centre is canny. Auckland Tower is a welcome addition.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is wonderful on a pleasant day too. I was expecting it to be turd.
Edit Leeds City museum was absolutely chod FWIW.

Escomb Saxon Church is well worth a look if you're in the Bishop Auckland area. One of the oldest churches in the UK and it really isn't appreciated locally (in my opinion).

 

[Curlyteeth]

Escomb Saxon Church is well worth a look if you're in the Bishop Auckland area. One of the oldest churches in the UK and it really isn't appreciated locally (in my opinion).

Part of problem for Escomb is that they built all those houses round it

 

[Quench]

Salisbury cathedral

Spire is particularly impressive I’m lead to believe