collocation · neutral
tourist attraction
UK/ˈtʊərɪst əˈtrækʃən/US/ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃən/TOUR·ist a·TRAC·tion
a place that people visit because it is interesting or famous
Examples
“The museum is the main tourist attraction in the town.”
“Many tourist attractions are crowded in summer.”
“We visited several tourist attractions during our trip.”
Band 8 sentence
“While the city offers many tourist attractions, I preferred wandering the quiet neighbourhoods to see everyday life.”
Collocations
- popular tourist attraction
- local tourist attractions
Word family
Common mistakes
tourist place→tourist attraction
attractive place for tourist→attractive place for tourists
Say it for a higher band
5tourist place→6tourist spot→7+tourist attraction
Synonyms
sight
Easily confused
sight
“We spent the day seeing the sights of the city.”
tourist spot
“The beach is a popular tourist spot.”
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