tourist, touristy, nontouristy, distraction, endless views without the distraction

Prague's Hidden Gallery Scene

Nontouristy neighborhoods house big and small spaces with innovative art.

 

The Great Wall, Our Way

By JEANNIE RALSTON

A two-day hike along a remote stretch of China's Great Wall affords endless views without the distraction of crowds.

 

Frugal Traveler

Memphis on the Cheap: Elvis, Barbecue and Baseball

By SETH KUGEL

Part 2 of the Frugal Traveler's summer road trip takes him to Memphis, where he searches for the tacky and the tasty while (generally) trying to avoid the touristy.

distraction 

1 : something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else turned off her phone to limit distractions One created a distraction while the other grabbed the money. especially : amusement a harmless distraction a book of word puzzles and other distractions.

Distraction | Definition of Distraction by Merriam-Webster

touristy
adj.

1. Of or relating to tourists or tourism.
2. Attracting or designed to attract tourists, especially in a showy or inauthentic way.

tourist

Pronunciation: /ˈtʊərɪst/

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noun

• 1 a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure:the pyramids have drawn tourists to Egypt

• 2British a member of a touring sports team: Worcestershire have beaten the tourists with five wickets to spare

verb

[no object] rare

• travel as a tourist:American families touristing abroad

Derivatives

touristic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪstɪk/

adjective

touristically

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪstɪk(ə)li/

adverb

endless

Pronunciation: /ˈɛndlɪs/

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adjective

• having or seeming to have no end or limit:endless ocean wastes the list is endless
• countless; innumerable:we smoked endless cigarettes
• (of a belt, chain, or tape) having the ends joined to form a loop allowing continuous action: [in combination]:endless-loop cassette tapes

Derivatives

endlessly

adverb

endlessness

noun

Origin:

Old English endelēas (see end, -less)