Planning a trip to a new city typically involves poring over reviews to find out which attractions are worth a visit. No need to waste time or money on a crowded, overrated attraction. For a little inspiration and a head start on research, the team at Jackpot City Casino analyzed online reviews of dozens of popular tourist attractions in the U.S.—focusing on the presence of negative words like "overrated," "overpriced" or "boring" in reviews—to determine the most overrated, underrated and positively-rated attractions. As it turns out, the U.S. attraction with the most positive reviews is right here in our backyard.
The Lincoln Memorial, the monument dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln, has been revealed to have the most positive online reviews of all the top attractions in the U.S. Just 0.16 percent of all reviews for the Memorial have negative words. Honest Abe would be proud. Following the Lincoln Memorial is Central Park, with just 0.19% of reviews containing negative words and Golden Gate Bridge at 0.24 percent.
D.C. is also home to the attraction with the most negative reviews: nearly one out of every 10 reviews of the Smithsonian Museums (9.81 percent) include negative words. Of these, 1,029 reviews include the word "overrated" and 144 mention "disappointing". Navy Pier in Chicago and the Hollywood Walk of Fame follow close behind.