This is a little diversion to list what you think are the top ten tourist icons in the world. in other words what are the most recognizable places in the world. The Statue of Liberty is an example.
Criteria:
- One minute time limit (don’t over think)
- Unquestionable location recognizable by a large numbers of people
- Human-made
- Make your own list first and them insert it in the comments below and read the other list there.
It all started when I saw a claim at the Brandenburg Gate that it was “one of the top ten tourist icons” and I wrote the claim on a postcard. People answered. Now I want to see your list.
No In-N-Out Burger is not one of them.
Nor are icons like McDonalds and Nike. (they are not location specific)
Machu Pichu?
Give it a minute and compare your answers below.
From Karen Bartlett:
Statue of Liberty
Parthenon
Arc du Triomphe
Sphinx
Taj Mahal
Big Ben
Cinderella’s Castle, Disney World
Eiffel Tower
Times Square
My List:
Statue of Liberty
Taj Mahal
Machu Pichu
Golden Gate Bridge
Big Ben
The Disney Matterhorn
Eiffel Tower
Pyramids
The Kremlin
The Great Wall of China
From Oscar G:
Giza pyramids
Eiffel tower
The big ben
The colisseum
The pisa tower
Chichen itza pyramid
The statue of liberty
The acropolis
Christ the reedemer in corcovado Rio de Janeiro
My list:
The Vatican
Statue of Liberty
Eiffel Tower
Big Ben
The Colisseum in Rome
Pyramids in Egypt
Taj Mahal
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Are you kidding?? No Grand Canyon….no Niagra Falls????
Kai: The rules (damn constraints) said this list is of human-made objects. But it would be interesting to compile a list of the top ten most recognizable natural wonders. The Matterhorn and Mt Everest are on my list.
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