Tourist Traps

As a rule I really don’t like tourist traps. I would much rather spend my time exploring the untrampled path. I’ve found that it is there that you find some of the neatest thngs. It is there that you can see the veiws, meet the people, eat the food, and have it all be real. Have it challenge your sensibilities and take you outside of your comfortable box in which you live to experiance something you never had before. And you still have room to breathe.

Tourist traps on the other hand are sufocating. Sure there may be thrill rides and other excitement to have. But, you have to fight the crowd. Because everyone wants to be there. Everyone wants to be first in line. And so we swarm to these places like ants. And then we wait in line for at least twice as long as the fun. And when we’re done we can easily find the a smaller, more expensive version of our favorite resturaunt.

And yet…

And yet I have found myself at two tourist traps this summer. Noah’s Ark in Wisconsin Dells and 6 Flags Great America.  I had fun at both, but I know that I will not feel the need to go back to either anytime soon.

Noah’s Ark was much more fun than I thought it was going to be.  I went with my parents and youngest sister.  And am pleased to say we all had a fun time.  Even though we were there on one of the hottest days of the summer, the crowds and lines weren’t bad.  And that fact that we spent the day in and out of the water made the heat bearable, almost comfortable.  One of the nicest things about the park is that it is self contained.  You can forget that you are in Wisconsin Dells.  For me that was a good thing.

6 Flags…  I have been craving 6 Flags for the past 2 summers, but something has always prevented me from going, but not this summer. Three of my friends and I went on a Saturday.  The weather was beautiful for most of the day and the lines were incredibly long.  I don’t think we waited in line for less than an hour.  And, they are tricky about the lines.  You walk up to the start and think, “Oh, this doesn’t look too long.”  But then you pass the pretty back drop and see that the line stretches on and on and on.  Still you wait in line because you know the ride will be amazing.  Which they are, but I think next time I’ll go on a weekday and get to ride more rides and less line rides.

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