# Local attractions you have never been to **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722 "2023-12-17T00:22:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/21 "2023-12-17T05:56:17Z")
Never been to Legoland, which is just a short jaunt away. Not feeling like I’m missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/22 "2023-12-17T05:57:09Z")
Long time Austinite. Never once gone to see the bats take off from the Congress Avenue bridge. Also try to avoid Sixth Street like the plague. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/23 "2023-12-17T06:07:43Z")
I’ve often been within a mile of the middle of the northern half of the western hemisphere (45ºN, 90ºW), and never bothered to go see the US Geological Survey marker, or the little white fence that surrounds it. And as a nerdy map guy, I’m the niche demographic for that! Huh, according to [a plaque](https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/nadqgz/center_of_the_northern_hemisphere_45%C2%BAn_90%C2%BAw/) there, the other three “45-90” points aren’t really accessible. All the more reason to stop by Poniatowski, Wisconsin. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/24 "2023-12-17T06:48:46Z")
I’ve lived in Memphis all my life and I’ve never been to Graceland. Nothing against Elvis, I just never cared. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/25 "2023-12-17T07:01:21Z")
I’ve never been to the Rochester Science Museum, the Susan B. Anthony house, Seabreeze Amusement Park, or the Hill Cumorah center. I’ll admit I don’t have much interest in the latter two. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/26 "2023-12-17T07:38:17Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > @Bullitt, Do you have a Maserati; does it do 185? I lost my license. Now I don’t drive. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/27 "2023-12-17T07:39:40Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’ve lived in Memphis all my life and I’ve never been to Graceland. Nothing against Elvis, I just never cared. I live near San Francisco. Passed through Memphis last summer. We did Graceland. That’s a half day of my life that I’ll never get back. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/28 "2023-12-17T07:41:50Z")
I live in Luxembourg, which, being a small country, has only a small handful of really noteworthy attractions, **[some of which](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_the_Seven_Castles)** are **[quite cool](https://www.visitluxembourg.com/place/bock-casemates-luxembourg)** and **[worth the time](https://www.visit-clervaux.lu/en/art/the-family-of-man)** to **[visit](https://castle-vianden.lu/gb/).** We’ve done basically all of them over the years, with the exception of the **[European Museum in Schengen.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen,_Luxembourg)** You may recognize the name; this was the signing location for the “free movement” treaty eliminating border control between European signatories, back at the dawn of what eventually became the European Union. Now, you probably know, the “Schengen Zone” or “Schengen Area” denotes the wider European region where you can move from country to country with no visas or passport checks, and that town is why it has that name. It’s kind of neat that this tiny winemaking village has lent its moniker to such a politically significant entity, and given its historical importance it’s a little odd that we haven’t made the time to visit, even just to pay our respects (and, no doubt, tip a glass of **[Crémant](https://www.vivino.com/toplists/top-25-luxembourg-cremant-wines-right-now-global)**). ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/29 "2023-12-17T08:10:30Z")
The Luzern Fasnacht starts with a big bang ([Urknall](https://www.luzern.com/en/highlights/carnival-in-lucerne/lucerne-carnival/)) at 5 am on a Thursday in February, which starts the [Tagwach](https://www.newlyswissed.com/primer-for-the-luzerner-fasnacht-carnival/). I have been living in central Switzerland for more than two decades. I’ve never been to the Tagwach in Luzern or even attended the one in my little town. Even with the windows closed, I can hear the Urknall in my town. I’ve never been to Jungfrau or Schilthorn or Lauterbrunnen, all places which are often heaving with tourists. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/30 "2023-12-17T08:17:01Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > I’ve driven through Dealey Plaza because it’s one of the main roads to get into downtown Dallas. I haven’t been to the 6th flood museum though. I was going to post the same thing. I lived in the D/FW area for 14 years, and although I drove through it, I never visited the museum. Here in Little Rock, I’ve never seen the little rock. Yeah, there’s actually a little rock that the city was allegedly named after. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/31 "2023-12-17T09:12:52Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I’ve never gone up in the CN Tower in Toronto. No particular reason. Been up there just once, mainly just to take my son. Those who are queasy about heights can feel free to walk across the glass floor and look straight down! But have never been to the restaurant at the top, which sounds gimmicky and overpriced, but I don’t really know first-hand. > [@hogarth](#): > > I haven’t been to a Toronto Raptors game or a Maple Leafs game. I haven’t been to Casa Loma either (an old-timey mansion that’s a tourist attraction for some reason). Hmmm… been to Leafs games at Scotiabank Arena (formerly Air Canada Centre), Jays games at Rogers Centre, and even a Raptors game at Scotiabank Arena – I don’t care for basketball but my son won a pair of Raptors tickets once so we went. Did the CN Tower thing, been to the Royal Ontario Museum and the Ontario Science Centre. Been to Casa Loma (interesting only insofar as it’s a magnificent castle-like building with underground tunnels and an intriguing history). Been to Canada’s Wonderland many times. I was about to conclude that I’m just a regular tourist type but wait – I have never been to the annual CNE – Canadian National Exhibition, a sort of big-city county fair. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/32 "2023-12-17T13:31:03Z")
Live in the Colorado high country at 11,200 feet. I’m pretty much surrounded by 14,000 foot peaks. Many people make trips and excursions all over the world to climb these and of course much higher peaks. With binoculars, I can see people on the top of two of them from my deck. Me, “Meh, why bother?” I feel the same about downhill skiing. I now feel the same about camping. Used to do it a lot. OR I could make a nice fire in our firepit, and HEY, there is a bathroom and refrigerator not more than 50 feet away. Decisions, decisions. When we go on vacation, however, they are adventurous. I don’t feel like it’s an adventure if it’s in my own back yard. Just work. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/33 "2023-12-17T13:56:58Z")
Not exactly local since it’s in MA, but I’ve never been to the Big E. I’m not even sure what it is and have no plans to go either. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/34 "2023-12-17T14:01:30Z")
I’ve lived in NYC my whole life. Although there are many attractions I’ve never been to ( and even more that I’ve only been to on a school trip of my own or one of my kids) , the first two that come to mind are NYE in Times Square and the Thanksgiving day parade. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/35 "2023-12-17T14:11:47Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Half mile(crow flies) to the county fairgrounds. Never attended the county fair. Yup. We’ve only been here through two cycles of the state fair, but have no desire to join that crush of humanity. Never went in Oregon, either. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/36 "2023-12-17T15:28:38Z")
There are a few museums on the university campus that I’ve been to multiple times, but there is a community museum downtown that I’ve never been to in my 40+ years living here. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/37 "2023-12-17T15:51:59Z")
I took a look at the TripAdvisor top attractions list for Toronto. Out of the top 20, the only ones I have not been to are Ripley’s Aquarium and the Hockey Hall of Fame. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/38 "2023-12-17T16:01:26Z")
I love going to all kinds of festivals and fairs and museums and monuments and kooky attractions. I’m the guy that always pulls over to read roadside historical markers. I live 15-20 minutes from the Johnson Space Center but have never been there. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/39 "2023-12-17T16:37:33Z")
I’ve never been to the Luxembourg Cultural Center 5 miles south of me. Nor the model railroad museum 15 miles north of me. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722/40 "2023-12-17T16:49:18Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Have lived in metro Detroit for 25 years and love the 60s sound that came out of Motown but have yet to go to the Motown Museum. Ha, this was going to be my answer. I could have written this post word for word, other than substituting “25 years” for “all my life”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722.md?page=3)