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'Just a load of old rocks': The world's most disappointing tourist attractions according to TripAdvisor

Whether it's Stonehenge or the Golden Gate Bridge, no visitor sight is to everybody's taste

Monday 26 September 2016 17:20 BST

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One TripAdvisor user suggests buying a burger over visiting Stonehenge (Getty Images)

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The users of TripAdvisor can be a harsh bunch, especially when it comes to iconic tourist attractions. Though most of the world’s travel icons, whether it’s Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower, have high average scores on the review website, you will always find a handful who weren’t satisfied with their visitor experience.

Of course, some have legitimate complaints about aspects such as pricing, accessibility or overcrowding, but others have more... abstract gripes. Whether it’s those who are disappointed that the Statue of Liberty is "smaller than expected", those who make variations of the sentiment “it’s a bridge”, “it’s a statue”, “it’s a rock” etc, or the reviewer who complained of his fellow traveller’s gas at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris – some visitors simply can’t be pleased.

Big Ben, London