Tourist attractions are the Tourist Attractions are defined as being destinations for visitors' excursions which are routinely accessible to visitors during opening hours.
Visitors can include local residents, day-trippers or people who are travelling for business or leisure purposes. Formal definitions exclude shops, sports stadia, theatres and cinemas, as these meet a wider purpose, although in practice tourists may consider the excluded categories to be tourist attractions.
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