SavingSpot scoured the web to look for reviews on TripAdvisor to see which popular global tourist spots people thought were a waste of money for being too expensive with its admission, gifts and other peripheral costs.
They broadly categorized their searches by attraction types: architectural buildings; art galleries; castles; gardens; historic sites; museums; theme parks and water parks; sightseeing tours; and zoos and aquariums.
Key Takeaways
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The Warner Bros. Studio Tour London — The Making of Harry Potter, a museum tour that displays props, memorabilia and other items from the popular franchise, received over 8,000 negative comments regarding its pricing policy. Tickets to the tour start at around $55 and reviewers mainly had problems with prices of gifts and items inside the museum.
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Among North American attractions outside the US, travelers thought the Xcaret Nature Park in Mexico was not worth its price, and had a similar opinion of Canada's CN Tower and the Dolphin Cove Ocho Rios marine attraction in Jamaica.
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Some of Europe's famous tourist attractions that received backlash in the comments for their pricing include: the Madeira Cable Car (Portugal), Casino Square (Monaco), Piazza San Marco (Italy), Santa Claus Village (Finland) and Tivoli Gardens (Denmark).
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Around the world, In the Middle-East and Asia, people thought the Topkapi Palace (Turkey), Burj Khalifa (UAE) and City Palace of Udaipur (India) were among some of the most overpriced attractions, whereas those who visited Africa found that the Kakum National Park (Ghana), Giraffe Center (Kenya) and Table Mountain in (South Africa) fit that bill too.
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Via SavingSpot.
