Hordes are hopping onto planes, trains and buses to
play tourist all over the world, using breaks from daily obligations to relax
on a beach or check out some ancient ruins. Where to, how to compile a list of
the top tourist attractions to visit in cities around the world.
1) The Times Square, was established in year 1907
in New York City, US. There are 39, 200,000 visitors per year. New Year’s is
when all eyes are on Times Square for the ball drop, which has been going
strong as a tradition for more than a century. All year round, though, this
commercial intersection is bustling with eye-popping ads, lights, and
wall-to-wall tourists. Formerly called Longacre Square, the name change
happened when the New York Times moved into the neighborhood. As Longacre
Square, the area was a site for a horse exchange, drab apartments and
carriages. Then, following the Great Depression, seedier times prevailed as
grinder houses, showing sexually explicit films, took over the area around the
square.
After Mayor Rudy Giuliani cleaned up the city and
Broadway moved in, the square now has more in common with a theme park than a
representation of the city's past.
2) The Vegas Strip, was established in year 1941
(Establishment of El Rancho Vegas, the first casino on the strip) in Las Vegas,
US. There are 39, 670,000 visitors per year. What happens in Vegas stays in
Vegas, they say. But clearly Nevada’s flashiest, most gambling-friendly city is
not keeping to itself. From Swingers to The Hangover, Sin City is the backdrop
for dozens of movies, and the Strip is usually the specific playground for the
characters’ antics.
It was the 1930s when the three-mile stretch of
hotels, casinos, and nightspots, first became a concept, just after Nevada
became the first state to legalize casino-style gambling. By the 1950s—given
the influence of pop culture phenomenon like Elvis—the area exploded to 1,800
hotel rooms. At that point, a decent room ran for $7.50 a day. Now, it’s not
uncommon to shell out $300 a night. The most surprising fact about the Vegas
Strip, though, just might be what it’s not: within the Las Vegas city limits.
Technically, it falls under Clark County jurisdiction.
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