What's the biggest tourist attraction you know of near your home?   

It is about 120 km from the city of Bangalore, there is a lovely bird's sanctuary called RANGANATHITTU. It is believed that in season, birds from Siberia migrate here and stay for couple of months. This sanctuary has hundreds of species of birds and stay throughout the year, because the famous river KAVERI flows through this place, perennial water supply, full of trees, uninhabited by people and no hindrance.

My favorite place out of all the tourist attractions here in our sunshine state is St. Augustine, which is on the east coast nearby Jacksonville. Known as the oldest city chronicled in the USA, St. Augustine was founded in 1565 by Spaniards for the King of Spain,and was named for a feast day in Spain known as St. Augustine. Over 5 million vacationers are known to visit this city each year. It is a great place for tourists who are drawn to historical architecture like a fort the Spaniards built in 1672 which still stands looking over the ocean. This city is well known for its beautiful beaches and many summer vacation activities from snorkeling and beach volleyball to fishing and biking. St. Augustine is an amazingly beautiful place to visit. If you are ever in our part of the world I think you would not be dissapointed in your visit there.
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I live in a city called Pune in India. There are many places which are major tourist attractions around the city. But I think, I would mention the Ajanta and Ellora caves in a place called Ahmednagar which is about 5-6 hours journey by road. These are a group of caves with mind blowing frescoes and carvings based on the life and times of Gautama Buddha and the Jain guru, Mahavira. These caves date back to the 2nd century BC. The caves especially Ajanta had no royal patronage and were carved by Buddhist monks.
There is another place called Shirdi which is also very beautiful. It is a pilgrim spot famous due to Sai Baba, a saint extremely revered and worshipped in India. It is one of the most frequented tourist places in India.
There are quite a few hill resorts such as Mahabaleshwar, Matheran, Lonavala, Khandala and Panchgani which is famous for its strawberries.

I live only a few miles away from Disney World, which is the largest tourist attraction near me. Not to mention one of the biggest tourist attractions in the United States.

I live in Northwestern Arkansas in the USA....there is alot of American history here......old battlegrounds of the Civil War can be found in many areas close to my home...there is a couple of museums for Veterans of War here as well....

I also live about an hour from Branson, Missouri which is a tourist town with many "shows" and shops, and lots to other attractions for people to do and participate in...

Great topic...

I think the biggest tourist attraction would be the state park we have in Winder... that is all... people from all over come there... but I like to go to a park in the next big city over is Athens... I like that park because there are ducks and geese there. Athens is a college town, there is a lot of stuff there, but I can't think of anything right off.

Pat's and Geno's Steaks I suppose. Philly is known for their cheesesteaks. Its nothing historical but most tourist visit both or atleast one of them during a visit here to Philadelphia. I personally don't see the appeal but whatever. Everything historical is in center city which is far enough from me.

Biggest tourist attraction, eh? Hm, that'd probably have to
be the springs i guess! The city is evem named High Springs!

There are natural springs around where I live, and the
water is super cold so I don't like them much personally, but alot
of other people do!Just recently I've heard that people are bottling up the spring water
and selling it! supposedly it's supposed to be good for you, and I
beleive that.

Also, one of the main reasons the springs are so popular
is because of the look! most of them come up from one big giant pit,
and it's amazing how crystal clear the water is! When they come out,
they usually trail off and connect with a huge river, but around the
springs themselves it's quite shallow. Where the springwater rises,
however, isn't shallow. it's very deep infact!I've heard rumors of underwater caves connecting inside the springs too!

The only thing I don't like about the springs is that they're usually
jammed packed with people, and usually the people are quite annoying
and creepy too. No offense to them or anything, but a chick who calls
dudes "Princess Leia" Isn't my kinda girl.:P

The Mission Inn in Riverside California, U.S.A. Former President Richard Nixon had his honeymoon there.

I live in southern Metro Manila, so we're about 1-hour drive away from Tagaytay, one of the few places in the Philippines where you can get cool, fresh air. The view of Taal Lake is breathtaking. There are plenty of hotels and restaurants overlooking the lake serving great-tasting Filipino dishes. Every weekend it's packed with tourists. It's a romantic place too so an ideal venue for a date or even a wedding proposal. It's one of my favorite places in the world.