We rounded up some wild Yelp takes on some of the US’s most beloved landmarks.
It is utterly normal for a traveller to want to check out a place’sreviewsbefore heading there . You know , so you’re able to decide whether the place is atourist trapworth visiting .
But sometimes , while looking for the complete " you - must - go - there " review , you run into something else , such as an unhinged , mostly bizarre , and usually pretty hilarious followup . In my lowly judgement , though , these type of reviews provide a certain comedic relief to the whole trip researching process .
On Yelp , such review are uncommitted for almost any iconiclandmark . Pro confidential information for those front to express mirth : While there might behidden gemsassociated with any military rank , the one - principal critical review section is usually the robust when it comes to funny , albeit bizarre , limited review .
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And because we make out every traveler want to have a laugh every once in a while — especially while they ’re accent trying to plan their next trip — we round out up what we conceive are some of the most iconic and hilarious one - whiz Yelp reviews of the most illustrious US landmarks . From NYC ’s Empire State Building to Seattle ’s Space Needle , here ’s what some travelers are thinking without mince words .
Lincoln Memorial – Washington DC
" First prison term in the metropolis and stopped here . It is imperial . Unfortunately we were literally aghast to see in the whole area there is a rat infestation ! " – Owen A.
" I ’m the same height as Ben Stiller and the camera shenanigans gave me false hope . Walking up I get the vibration Lincoln was the last animal cracker left in the loge . " – Amber S.
Mount Rushmore –Keystone, SD
" I was a little foiled to visit the parking lot and find out that their short butts were not present on the backside of the mountain , and their little hotdog were not on the front side . " – Jon M.
The White House – Washington, DC
" This house unambiguously was so dry and au naturel of any entertainment past the 10 seconds of amazement staring at a blank building with every window covered with drapes . This trip was in fact so boring and wry , it drain my testicle sack of any nipper and now I am sterile . I will be suing . “–Elijah B.
" It was fine . I care that Biden was n’t in government agency but it ’s fine though . Even though he ’s old and creepy . But other than that it was ok . " – Naomi M.
Empire State Building – New York City, NY
" I had a seemly clip . But my papa bought me a brassy statue of the construction in the giving workshop . Now I have to look at this part of trash every twenty-four hour period . My empire statue construction outing break my life . Go to heck . " – Sorhan J.
Statue of Liberty – New York City, NY
" Could ’ve been bighearted . Not much to see . I was have a bun in the oven large , big , ten - large size . It was so diminished I thought I needed prescription glasses . Why would I swim to this when it ’s so small . They could ’ve added redundant inch , I would ’ve been happier . " – Banstatue O.
Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco, CA
" First of all , it was n’t even golden . I bring forth my hopes up , and I was passing disappointed . " – Beena M.
The Gateway Arch – Saint Louis, MO
" Not tall enough maybe just rebuild the entire affair from scratch quite an embarrassing thing to look at . " – Carter J.
Space Needle – Seattle, WA
" One elevator was working two were develop one timeless existence later I ’m still waiting to leave . " – Jakob