This Is New Jersey’s Most Overrated Tourist Stop
New Jersey has a lot of impressive spots for tourists but according to a new study, one of your favorite places to take your best friend from out of town…
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(Photo by Pierre Tostee) Mandatory Credit: Allsport Australia/ALLSPORTNew Jersey has a lot of impressive spots for tourists but according to a new study, one of your favorite places to take your best friend from out of town has been lowly rated. This pick from HawaiianIslands.com might ruffle some feathers but the most overrated tourist stop in the Garden State is Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City.
HawaiianIslands came to this conclusion after analyzing "more than 17,000 attractions in the U.S. on TripAdvisor reviews for destinations in all 50 states."
However, the Garden State shouldn't take much offense since the website found that through their research, "amusement/theme parks and scenic railroads are the most overrated tourist attractions in seven states each. But another six states count casinos as their most disappointing spot." The website mentions that they looked at reviews that contained the words "overrated" or "disappointing." They then ranked the reviews of attractions that contained those words per 1,000 reviews so that place could have a score.
New Jersey didn't make the top 20 of most overrated attractions (thankfully) but if you're going to travel anytime soon you might want to take a look at the 20 most overrated attractions across the nation:
20. Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA)
Score: 22.2 (per 1,000) "overrrated" mentions in reviews
19. Hershey Park (Hershey, PA)
Score: 22.2 (per 1,000) "overrrated" mentions in reviews
18. The Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, PA)
Score: 22.9 (per 1,000) "overrrated" mentions in reviews
17. National Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.)
Score: 23.2 (per 1,000) "overrrated" mentions in reviews
16. Sesame Place Philadelphia (Langhorne, PA)
Score: 23.7 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
15. Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Clearwater, FL)
Score: 26.7 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
14. National Zoological Park (Washington, D.C.)
Score: 26.8 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
13. The Queen Mary (Long Beach, CA)
Score: 27.9 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
12. Legoland California (Carlsbad, CA)
Score: 28.4 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
11. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bryson City, NC)
Score: 28.5 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
10. Legoland Florida Resort (Winterhaven, FL)
Score: 28.5 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
9. Seaworld (San Antonio, TX)
Score: 29.6 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
8. Grand Canyon Skywalk (Hualapai Reservation, AZ)
Score: 30.8 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
7. Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park (Wisconsin Dells, WI)
Score: 30.9 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
6. Magnolia Market (Waco, TX)
Score: 31.8 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
5. Salem Witch Museum (Salem, MA)
Score: 32.8 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
4. Georgia O'Keefe Museum (Santa Fe, NM)
Score: 33.2 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
3. Crazy Horse Memorial (Crazy Horse, MD)
Score: 33.5 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
2. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York City, NY)
Score: 37.8 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
1. Universal's Volcano Bay (Orlando, FL)
Score: 39.9 (per 1,000) "overrated" mentions in reviews
