Most underrated tourist attractions

[Harry Angstrom]

Site of Hitler's Bunker is a nondescript car park and block of apartments. The fact the Soviets went to great lengths to eradicate anything related to it gave the space a poignancy that made me stop and think much more than other places that are intact.

 

[Edinburgh Black Cat]

Yeah, a few Wainwrights.

Booked a night for the Mrs' birthday based on this thread. No pressure lads.

 

[king of the road]

Booked a night for the Mrs' birthday based on this thread. No pressure lads.

Go to Grasmere village and the surrounds too. Some lovely hotels there.

 

[Monty Pigeon]

We did Bryce Canyon in the same trip. And Canyonlands Park. All amazing, especially if you appreciate geology. Antelope was my favourite.

If we're talking American canyons, then my favourite is Waimea on Kauai in the Hawaiian islands. Like the Grand Canyon, but in Technicolor.

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[HellsBells]

If we're talking American canyons, then my favourite is Waimea on Kauai in the Hawaiian islands. Like the Grand Canyon, but in Technicolor.

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Oh man, I’ve hiked Hanakapi’ai. How did I miss this in the guide book??

 

[Monty Pigeon]

Oh man, I’ve hiked Hanakapi’ai. How did I miss this in the guide book??

They're not far apart. Just the little matter of Mount Waialeale, the wettest place in the US, between them.

I almost lost my rental car when I was looking it the canyon. Somehow I left the handbrake off and it started rolling towards the edge. Just got back to it in time to stop it.

 

[black cat in france]

Not really a tourist attraction but close to home for a lot of you, have a pint in the Heather Lad at Quarrington Hill, on a nice clear day.

 

[zwartekat]

That's it though, people expect just a crack in the ground. It's actually a full blown canyon network.

Taking a helicopter ride over it is the real mind blower. Expensive but worth every penny.

There's a place call Bryce Canyon over in Utah that apparently surprises people when they see it too.

So much to see in that area east of the Grand Canyon. As well as Bryce, Zion is fantastic and the Painted Desert / Petrified Forest area is beautiful. All quite different too.

 

[wasnotwas]

So much to see in that area east of the Grand Canyon. As well as Bryce, Zion is fantastic and the Painted Desert / Petrified Forest area is beautiful. All quite different too.

Aye, Zion is another good'un. The differences make each individual experience more enjoyable because of the contrasts.