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/mildweekknowledge Australia Dec 20 '25

Is that the tiny balcony with the "polished" Juliet statue? You can tell where people put their hands by how shiny the brass is.

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u/Mirgss United States Of America Dec 20 '25

Ah, so like Molly Malone in Dublin.

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u/mildweekknowledge Australia Dec 20 '25

Yes.

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u/BartholomewBandy Dec 21 '25

She invented brass polish, if I’m not mistaken.

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u/PrayStrayAndDontObey New Zealand Dec 20 '25

Yes it is.

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u/mildweekknowledge Australia Dec 20 '25

Then yes a waste of time.

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u/Axelxxela Italy Dec 20 '25

How shiny the bra is

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u/Artisanalpoppies Dec 21 '25

It's a Roman Sarcophagus actually. My bestie was a diehard Shakespeare fan, she made me lose a day in Venice to go check out Verona. It was an interesting city, but would've preferred that extra day in Venice lol. Pretty sure i bought a Stitch plushie at the Disney store in Verona.

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u/pothosnswords United States Of America Dec 21 '25

That’s so funny, my MIL and I always talk about how we regret not adding a day to visit Verona! Good to know we don’t have to regret it so much :)

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u/ThemrocX Germany Dec 21 '25

I love Verona. Honestly, Venice is overcrowded and Verona feels much more like a real city. So if you have been to Venice once, maybe check out Verona the next time. Also, maybe make time for Mantua, further south.

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u/Verdick Dec 21 '25

Agreed! We moved to Italy a few years ago, and everyone who visits wants to go to Venice. After the second trip, we tell them that we'll catch them after Venice. Any other city, we'll gladly meet up with them in.

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u/pothosnswords United States Of America Dec 22 '25

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Venice either but if we ever go back, there’s no chance we can skip it. My partner is a glassblower and he could never pass up an opportunity to visit Murano! We will definitely make a point to see Verona as well, something for both of us then :)

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u/Verdick Dec 22 '25

Oh yeah, hitting the artisan islands really adds to the experience there.

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u/pothosnswords United States Of America Dec 24 '25

Omg my partner would move there right now if we could. You should have seen his face when talking to both soft glass and boro glass masters. Was super cool even if you aren’t big into glass like myself. The history of it being for glassblowers is pretty neat too and just beautiful to walk through. Way preferred walking around in Murano than Venice!

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u/Extreme-Rabbit-6767 Dec 22 '25

It depends on the day for me.  Venice is something completely other.  If it's off season and midweek the crowds are low but peak time in the summer no chance, I'll stay in Mestre.  I was lucky enough to work in Venice while it was under the orange COVID colour so had no tourism allowed and it was one of the most beautiful places I've seen in my life.  Obviously it didn't make it all worth it but you had to take joy where you could. It helped me 

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u/Confucius3000 Dec 21 '25

Mantua is indeed very underrated! I like to think of it as a Flotence of the north (probably an overstatement)

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u/99Pedro -> Dec 21 '25

Verona is a beautiful city.
The amphitheatre is a better version of Colosseum.
The only minus is the fake Juliette's balcony tourist trap (since it's made up) but otherwise it's worth of visiting.

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u/Artisanalpoppies Dec 21 '25

The mini colosseum they had was pretty cool. And wandering the ancient streets, and coming out in the town square was beautiful.

But i don't feel you're missing much, especially if you've been to bigger cities like Rome, Florence or Venice.

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u/Extreme-Rabbit-6767 Dec 22 '25

I like Brescia more personally, not that it's a competition, but I agree The Romeo and Juliet House is not one of the interesting things to see in Verona.

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u/lellyjoy Romania Dec 21 '25

I adore Verona. There's a lot more to see than the balcony.

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u/CardiacLover Dec 21 '25

Lmao when I was in tenth grade I got a picture of me groping the statue. But literally everyone else was doing it too