Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the United States?

Re:Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the... by atheg33 on Sunday September 11, 2016 @01:00AM (#12472070)

>There's like a weird need for there to be a gate with a ranger taking entrance fees and such, for someone in the US to want to see and experience a place.

Or is the exact opposite true?

Perhaps the United States Government does a poor job of promoting their most breathtaking parks, and only creates parking lots and ticket takers once there is the financial incentive to do so (because the general public decides they want to amass there for any particular reason)?

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Re:Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the... by firebones on Sunday September 11, 2016 @02:16AM (#12472220)

No, it's because the breathtaking places are breathtaking for a reason, and the infrastructure built up around them before is still relevant now. I'm not discounting how wonderful, say, a national forest is, but the areas deemed a national park are classified that for a reason.

Often that reason may simply reflect where the water is, and how the wildlife follows that water.

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Re:Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the... by ethanbond on Sunday September 11, 2016 @03:44PM (#12475239)

Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon are among the most beautiful pieces of land probably in the world and certainly in the country.

Just because there's other pretty, lesser known stuff around does not make these things any less spectacular.

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