verb phrase · informal
go sightseeing
UK/ɡəʊ ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/go·SIGHT·see·ing
to visit interesting or famous places while travelling
Examples
“We spent the afternoon going sightseeing around the old town.”
“If you only have one day, go sightseeing to see the main attractions.”
“On weekends tourists often go sightseeing with a guide.”
Band 8 sentence
“During my week in Kyoto I mainly went sightseeing, wandering between temples and small museums rather than rushing through a fixed itinerary.”
Collocations
- go sightseeing in (a city)
- go sightseeing with a guide
Word family
Common mistakes
go to sightseeing→go sightseeing
do sightseeing→go sightseeing
see sightseeing→go sightseeing
Say it for a higher band
5see the sights→6visit tourist attractions→7+go sightseeing
Synonyms
see the sights
visit tourist attractions
Easily confused
see the sights
“We only had two hours, so we just went to see the sights.”
visit tourist attractions
“During the tour we visited several famous tourist attractions.”
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