Tourist trap

In some areas, simple facilities may be a sufficient draw to entice tourists to stop.

Wall Drug, in South Dakota, began its tourist trade by offering free ice water.

The rest area contains restaurants, gas stations, a video arcade, a motel, a truck stop as well as a small amusement park, a mini golf course, shopping and fireworks stores.

South of the Border is known for its roadside billboard advertisements, which begin many miles away, and incorporates a mileage countdown to the attraction itself.

[4] A few establishments take pride in the term and embody it into their names, such as "Da Yoopers Tourist Trap",[5] run by the comedy troupe Da Yoopers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and "The Tourist Trap"[6] at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland.