The Karl Pilkington Society of Tourist Attraction Let Down Awards

[redarmi]

Given I have just bought a home fairly close by and expect to spend the rest of my life there this may come as something of a surprise but South Beach Miami.   I love the architecture but generally I find the whole area to be largely inhabited by pretentious, arrogant people.  The restaurants and bars are overpriced and poor and the whole area is just a massive disappointment.  I have probably spent a year in South Florida in the past three and could count the number of times I have gone to South Beach on one hand.  It wouldn't bother me massively if I never visited again.

[The Camel]

Given I have just bought a home fairly close by and expect to spend the rest of my life there this may come as something of a surprise but South Beach Miami.   I love the architecture but generally I find the whole area to be largely inhabited by pretentious, arrogant people.  The restaurants and bars are overpriced and poor and the whole area is just a massive disappointment.  I have probably spent a year in South Florida in the past three and could count the number of times I have gone to South Beach on one hand.  It wouldn't bother me massively if I never visited again.

Agree, completely underwhelmed by it.

A couple of nice restaurants and bars, but on the whole pretty crap.

The beach itself was tez.

Bondi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> South Beach

[booder]

Manneken Pis

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[DaveShoelace]

Sydney Opera House was much smaller and shitter than I expected it to be. Ditto Bondi Beach.

[BigAdz]

Florence and Pisa in the same day.

Florence awesome. Pisa shit.....

[Graham C]

Sydney Opera House was much smaller and shitter than I expected it to be. Ditto Bondi Beach.

Didn't like the Opera house?  What about the setting with the harbour and the bridge?  I thought it was a great setting and would love to see that on daily on my way to work.

[Woodsey]

Sydney Opera House was much smaller and shitter than I expected it to be. Ditto Bondi Beach.

Didn't like the Opera house?  What about the setting with the harbour and the bridge?  I thought it was a great setting and would love to see that on daily on my way to work.

I thought it was a bit old and crappy inside.

[Royal Flush]

Chicago, as a whole.  Like New York but without any of the stuff you'd actually want to see in New York.  Drinking establishments very thin on the ground too.

Was also very underwhelmed by Stonehenge first time I drove past it as a child (just thought it would be bigger!).  Like Milli though, I find the whole thing pretty incredible.

Stonehenge has also reminded me of something else, but it needs a new thread.

Chicago was amazing for me, spent about 10 days there last year and had a great time.

[Ironside]

london whole place was crowded noisy and smelly over priced and a rip off

[Doobs]

Sydney Opera House was much smaller and shitter than I expected it to be. Ditto Bondi Beach.

Didn't like the Opera house?  What about the setting with the harbour and the bridge?  I thought it was a great setting and would love to see that on daily on my way to work.

Used to commute past that for too short a time.  Where I worked there was a small park nearby by the waters edge, where you could sit and eat your sandwiches with a view of the harbour, Bridge and Opera House.  Fantastic.  Aussies all sat at their desks to eat their sandwiches obviously.

Bondi is pretty meh, there are better beaches in Sydney.

Uluru, really long way to go to stare at a rock.  I mean it was fairly impressive for about an hour, then it got a bit boring.  We were there for 24 hours, which was about 23 too many.   

[Longy]

Los Angeles-  Characterless place that takes itself far too seriously. The commerce has some of the most sub human scum in the entire world under one roof.

Disagree about Chicago really enjoyed my visits there and also thought Uluru was awesome.

Agree with Pisa, leaning tower is pretty meh and overrated. Grand Canyon while very cool is massively oversold and I wouldn't have it in my top 5 natural wonders in the western us never mind the world. Top 5 would be Yellowstone, Yosemite, crater lake, glacier national
Park and big sur.

[RED-DOG]

Little Mermaid was ridic small...should be called the ridiculously small Mermaid...

Oh I think my actual biggest annoyance is The Pyramids of Giza, but Karl P has kinda stolen my story. For years I would tell anyone that listened what an absolute shithole they were, a literal dump with rubbish flying around in the air...and con merchants harrassing and fleecing you at every turn...but nobody believed me...just told me I was a miserable bugger...until Idiot Abroad showed I was right.

I thought the pyramids were breathtaking. Karl Pilkington is an idiot. The clue is in the title of his programme.