What's a tourist trap....?

Question

I keep hearing things like when you travel to different countries, try not to get caught in a tourist trap. whats that mean? is it dangerous?

Answer 1

A good on in the USA is "South of the Border."

Gatlinburg, or Pigen Forge, Tennessee are also good ones.

They are small communities where everything is in busines to sell you something. Specifically for tourists.

Answer 2

It's normally a place where prices are ridiculously high because they know the tourists will pay them.

Answer 3

Its just an area that all the tourist go. They have a bad name because they are sometimes more expensive than other areas and not worth going to.  

I guess if your more interested in the place you should go anyway!  

Answer 4

haha, no. It's a place where there is a lot of popularity, and so there are a a lot of people. It's very crowded and loud.

haha, wow.

Answer 5

could be in london soho, if you go to a strip club they are known for charging 400 bucks for a beer, and then when you try and leave there like you have to pay for this beer witch you thought was normal price, all the locals know about it but non locals dont, this is what i call a tourist trap...