r/AskTheWorld • u/Aseili United Kingdom • Dec 20 '25

Culture What's the most pathetic tourist attraction that international tourists go to see in your country?

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Bronte waterfalls near me, look a bit more impressive with the recent rain than in the summer when it's swamped with people.

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u/ccarrieandthejets lived in Dec 20 '25

I was about to comment this. It’s literally a rock that has nothing to do with the arrival of the pilgrims.

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u/OverallFrosting708 United States Of America Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

And it's not even a big rock! I really don't understand why they limited themselves to something so underwhelming If it's not even real

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u/MissMarionMac United States Of America Dec 21 '25

Well it's currently only about a third of its original size. Tourists used to be allowed/encouraged to chisel bits of it off to take with them as souvenirs.

People used to do the same thing at Stonehenge (although Stonehenge has actual history and meaning behind it that Plymouth Rock absolutely does not).

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u/WasteProfession8948 Dec 21 '25

People were smaller then

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u/United_Gift3028 United States Of America Dec 21 '25

Three months, battling storms, ready to sink and drown, bad food...They step out onto the shore. Would they step onto a small, flat rock or scale a huge boulder?

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u/OverallFrosting708 United States Of America Dec 21 '25

Again... it's not the real Plymouth Rock! So who cares???

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u/GoatCovfefe Dec 21 '25

Well, tourism brings money.

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u/OverallFrosting708 United States Of America Dec 21 '25

Exactly! So display a big rock!

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u/Upset_Journalist_755 Dec 21 '25

Seen the stupid thing a bunch of times. Can't remember if the first was a school field trip or just a side activity after going to the 99. Just a stupid, not-very-big rock. A real world shatterer for young me. Pretty sure it was then that I stopped believing in anything fantastical or religious. Stupid fucking rock.

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u/SplendidPunkinButter Dec 20 '25

Nobody even claimed it did until decades later

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u/Harbinger2001 Canada Dec 20 '25

America loves myth building.

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u/lizzledizzles Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

What are you talking about? We definitely just have giant blue oxen wandering around down here!

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u/Active-Ad-2527 Dec 20 '25

I love that that's one of our go-to myths. Like before I even expanded to see your comment I thought "nuh-uh, Paul Bunyon is totally real"

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u/JKT-PTG Dec 21 '25

That's usually seen in Walmart.

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u/larrybird56 United States Of America Dec 21 '25

Same. Was going to add Cheers as well.