Tourists head for offbeat attractions

Has travel become such a common commodity that people are passing up ancient architecture and natural scenery for . . . sewage plants, prisons and poverty museums?  I’m not making this up.  Check out Newsweek’s article, Way Off the Beaten Path.

A quote from one person about the sewage plant tours was funny: “Don’t they have anything better to do on a Saturday morning? It smells.”

Maybe travelers are getting fed up with the traditional tourist attractions and are looking for something different. Is this a passing fad, or the beginning of a more permanent trend?

San Francisco sewage plant and Texas Prison Museum

San Francisco sewage plant and Texas Prison Museum

Posted by | Comments (2)  | May 29, 2009
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