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Tourist Attractions and Entertainment (2)

Natural scenery has always been an attraction for tourists. Mil­lions of people have visited Niagara Falls, for example. Its reputation as a place for a honeymoon is world-famous. The United States has institutionalized, so to speak, the wonders of nature, in its National Park system.

Areas such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon have been set aside for the enjoyment of the public. The parks contain hotels, restaurants, camping areas, and other facilities that have made them major recreation centers. The hardier species of tourist will travel further and undergo discomfort and difficulty just to look at beautiful or unusual scenery in the remote corners of the world—a glimpse of Mount Everest, for example, or of the Angel Falls in Venezuela.

In connection with the big cities, we mentioned shopping as a tourist attraction, but urban centers are not the only tourist destina­tions that concentrate on this activity. Hong Kong is perhaps the most famous example. Hong Kong is a large city and commercial center, but its principal draw for tourists has been the bargains offered in its shops. Shopping has been made a tourist magnet by government policy in some places. For instance, Charlotte Amalie in the U.S. Vir­gin Islands are a free portwhere buyers can purchase goods from all over the world without paying customs duties. Handicraftsalso appeal to touring shoppers in many places. In fact, the souvenir shopthat sells this kind of merchandise is as much a feature of most tourist areas as the hotel. Take, for example, the hand-woven fabrics of Gua­temala. Most people who visit that country take home at least one sample of this local handicraft.

We have already discussed the holiday resorts at some length. These usually attract tourists because of their sunny beaches, their snow-covered ski slopes, or their championship golf courses. In addi­tion, they frequently offer other kinds of entertainment to their guests. At the ski resorts, it is often an atmosphere of informality around a roaring fire after the day's skiing is finished. At a more cosmopolitan resort like Miami Beach, it may be night clubs and stage shows. In San Juan, in addition to legal gambling, there are historical sites in the old city or tropical rain forests only a few miles away. Many of the resorts give instruction in scuba diving combined with visits to coral reefs. And of course most of them have a variety of stores and souvenir shops.

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