# How many famous landmarks in your city have you not visited **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466 "2013-07-02T18:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/21 "2013-07-02T20:46:03Z")
I don’t think there are any here. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/22 "2013-07-02T20:47:55Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > I’ll see those and raise you: > Ebenezer Baptist Church (Where MLK, Jr preached) > The Carter Center > The Georgia Aquarium (odd, since I have been to aquariums in Chattanooga, TN; Baltimore, MD; and Charleston, SC) Well, I have been to the Aquarium but I haven’t been to the others. I’ll counter with ‘Never been to the Sundial’. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/23 "2013-07-02T21:00:55Z")
I’m in Northeast Ohio and while Cedar Point is a bit of a drive, we still consider it a local attraction. Never been. Been everywhere else tho, man (which is to say, the Rock Hall). ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/24 "2013-07-02T21:11:17Z")
In my current hometown of Culpeper, there are no famous landmarks. I lived in Nashville for 3 years. During that time, I didn’t see the inside of Opryland or the Parthenon. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/25 "2013-07-02T21:30:07Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I lived in the SF Bay Area for years, but never went to Alcatraz. Oh, good, I’m not the only one. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/26 "2013-07-02T22:14:30Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I live in Boston;; never been to the Top of the Pru, taken a Duck Tour, or gone to the new Boston Tea Party ship, but that’s about it. Never been on a Duck Boat tour, been by the Tea Party ship but have never had any interest in it. But other than those, been there, done that. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/27 "2013-07-02T22:16:55Z")
In Dublin I’d say the Guinness Storehouse is the only landmark I’m missing. Seen most others as a child or as an adult interested in local history. There are a couple of newer attractions I’ve not yet seen too like the Little Museum Of Dublin or the Leprechaun Museum. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/28 "2013-07-02T22:19:26Z")
neither my home town nor the town I live in now have what anyone would call “must see landmarks.” You tend to not get those in small rural towns with less than 10,000 people. I did live in Hawaii for my first two years of college and I’ve always been sad I never made it to the Royal Palace or hiked Diamond Head. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/29 "2013-07-03T00:43:34Z")
I have never been to [Mission San José](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_%28California%29) or the [Stanford Dish](http://dish.stanford.edu/). There is a chance I might check out one or both of them this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/30 "2013-07-03T00:48:09Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I lived in the SF Bay Area for years, but never went to Alcatraz. This. I’ve lived in Sacramento for the last 20 yrs. I’m not sure how many “famous” landmarks there are, but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen all of them. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/31 "2013-07-03T01:34:06Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I lived in the SF Bay Area for years, but never went to Alcatraz. That is a constant theme in living near some notable place. You can always go anytime you want so you never do. I have been to Alcatraz. It is quite awesome and unique. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/32 "2013-07-03T01:42:55Z")
> [@Miss\_Woodhouse](#): > > neither my home town nor the town I live in now have what anyone would call “must see landmarks.” You tend to not get those in small rural towns with less than 10,000 people. > > I did live in Hawaii for my first two years of college and I’ve always been sad I never made it to the Royal Palace or hiked Diamond Head. It can happen in cities of over 200,000. [This](http://www.modestoview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/feature-modesto-Arch-Amgen.jpg) is what passes for a famous landmark. That’s the Amgen Tour Of California coming through town. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/33 "2013-07-03T02:00:05Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > It can happen in cities of over 200,000. [This](http://www.modestoview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/feature-modesto-Arch-Amgen.jpg) is what passes for a famous landmark. > That’s the Amgen Tour Of California coming through town. Moderately impressive! It isn’t really a population thing though. Even some smaller locales has some really famous landmarks even vastly disproportionate in influence to their size. The biggest difference is that you can’t miss them if you live there. It isn’t an absolute rule though. I met a an older Asian woman in Oahu, Hawaii who didn’t know any tips for beaches I wanted to go to. After some probing, I found out that she went to the beach once as a teenager so she never went back because she didn’t like it. I consider that more impressive than visiting every country in the world several times over. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/34 "2013-07-03T02:03:35Z")
I had to look at the list of landmarks for Milwaukee on Wiki since I don’t think we have a lot of world renowned landmarks. Of them, I’ve been to better then half of the non-church landmarks and a handful of the churches. Most of the “landmarks” I’ve been to, I’ve had some reason to go to rather then seeking them out for their landmark status. City Hall, a bridge I drive over everyday, a couple of museums…that kind of stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/35 "2013-07-03T02:31:10Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I’ve lived in Sacramento for the last 20 yrs. I’m not sure how many “famous” landmarks there are, but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen all of them. The original Shakey’s Pizza is there (or was). I owe my life to that place. Best stores back in the '70s and '80s employed a rather whimsical architectural style for their stores. One of those was in Sacramento. (See [here](http://blog.ounodesign.com/2009/03/15/still-unsurpassed-box-store-architecture-site/) and scroll down a bit. It’s the one where the lower corner of the building slides out.) Pretty sure it’s long gone by now. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/36 "2013-07-03T02:53:32Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I’m in Northeast Ohio and while Cedar Point is a bit of a drive, we still consider it a local attraction. Never been. > > Been everywhere else tho, man (which is to say, the Rock Hall). I’ve never been to [Severance Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_Hall) for a performance by the Cleveland Orchestra, or to the [Garfield Memorial](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield_Memorial). I also never went to Sea World Ohio, in Aurora OH before it closed back in 2001. I never got to see Shamu the killer whale. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/37 "2013-07-03T03:24:50Z")
I’ve lived in Memphis all of my life and I’ve never been to Graceland. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/38 "2013-07-03T03:40:54Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’ve lived in Memphis all of my life and I’ve never been to Graceland. And I’ve never been to the Civil Rights museum. I don’t think I’ve even passed it. But I bet we’ve both been to the zoo! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/39 "2013-07-03T03:46:20Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > In Toronto, I haven’t been to Casa Loma or Maple Leaf Gardens. > [@hogarth](#): > > I forgot one: I haven’t visited the Hockey Hall of Fame, either. I’ll see your Casa Loma, MLG, and Hockey Hall of Fame, and raise you one CN Tower. Never been up there. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466/40 "2013-07-03T04:03:55Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Chicago: Haven’t gone up in the Sears Tower, haven’t gone inside Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park (RIP), US Cellular Field, the United Center, or Soldier Field. That’s pretty impressive. I’m looking through a list of Chicago tourist attractions, and I can’t really find one that I haven’t been to. Best I could find is a couple theaters I’ve never been to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-famous-landmarks-in-your-city-have-you-not-visited/662466.md?page=3)