Mass. Attraction Is Among The Biggest Tourist Traps in the World

I bet you can't guess what was just named Massachusetts' biggest tourist trap. Think, think, think. Answer within.

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Ouch. This one's gonna hurt for some of you. While other Mass residents will throw a cheers up in agreement. USA Today just came out with a list of the Biggest Tourist Traps in the World and #2 on the list belongs to Massachusetts. That's not just the 2nd biggest tourist trap in the U.S. --- in the world.

Other tourist traps that made the list include Blue Lagoon in Grindavik, Iceland which came in 6th, Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota which came in 4th, and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory in Vermont (hey, I love it there!) which came in a little further down the list at #22.

Elvis Presley's Graceland in Tennessee made the Overpriced Tourist Trap category, as did the Space Needle in Seattle. And as for Massachusetts?

Our biggest tourist trap according to the report, and the 2nd biggest tourist trap in the entire world, is the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The only bigger tourist trap on Earth is Four Corners Monument in Arizona.

Do you agree? Or do you consider those to be fighting words? No doubt Salem gets packed. Really packed. But it's our packed! (If that actually means anything.)

So we have the #2 Biggest Tourist Trap in the world... well, we also have some of the best FOLIAGE in the world, according to a new report.

The worldly jet-setting staff at The Travel are out with the Top 10 Best Places for Best Fall Foliage in the entire world and Massachusetts made the Top 10! It would be one thing if we made the Top 10 in America – duh, of course! – but the entire globe?? Woah. That’s some high praise. And not only that, New England got three states in the Top 10 *high five*! And those 3 states are the only 3 states that made the World’s Top 10. Let's get to the data...

Comfy warm sweaters, and festive Pumpkin Spice, and tangy orange leaves, oh my! If you're a Fall fanatic, you likely live in the right place! (You are reading this from Massachusetts or New Hampshire or Connecticut, right?)

The worldly jet-setting staff at The Travel are out with the Top 10 Best Places for Best Fall Foliage in the entire world and Massachusetts made the Top 10! It would be one thing if we made the Top 10 in America - duh, of course! - but the entire globe?? Woah. That's some high praise. And not only that, New England got three states in the Top 10 *high five*! And those 3 states are the only 3 states that made the World's Top 10.

The Travel picked Hitachinaka, Japan as having the best fall foliage. It's pretty easy to see why. All that pink is enough to turn Barbie into Where's Waldo. Have a look, it sure is purdy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZXBvoADoJ4

Loire Valley, France took second place then it's our first New England/United States entry at #3!

So my fellow leaf-peepers (I'm assuming you're at least somewhat of a leaf-peeper too since you clicked on this article), let me give you 3 of the Top 10 Best Places for Fall Foliage in the Entire World... all of which you can get to in a tank or two of gas. (Much cheaper than a ticket to Japan - though I'd love to do that too!)

So according to this report, Massachusetts: GREAT for Fall foliage. But according to another new study, Massachusetts: WORST for rooftop drinking. See just how bad it is RIGHT HERE.

And now on with our regularly scheduled good leaf-peeping news. I'll give you the three New England states that made the world's top 10, I'll let you know where they ranked, then I'll give you a small taste of their Fall foliage beauty.

CONNECTICUT

#3 Best Foliage in the World!
The Travel singled out both Quinnipiac River State Park in North Haven and West Rock Ridge State Park in New Haven as great places for foliage.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

#8 Best Foliage in the World!
New Hampshire is full of red maple (red), dogwood (red), northern red oak (red) during the Fall.

MASSACHUSETTS

#10 Best Fall Foliage in the World! (We just made it! LOL)
The Travel says what makes leaf-peeping so special is our sugar maple trees which give off amazing red and purple hues.