The Leaning Tower. I live in Pisa and the Tower is more or less 10 km from my house. It was one of The Seven Wonders.

What list are you talking about - it is far too late for the traditional 7 wonders list.

Well, not one of the 7 Ancient Wonders, but it is listed in Wikipedia as one of the 7 Medieval Wonders.

Medieval World

Personally, I've never heard of the wonders of the "medieval world." Ancient wonders, yes -- Modern wonders -- sure, heard of them. But not the "Medieval" ones!

"Personally, I've never heard of the wonders of the "medieval world." Ancient wonders, yes -- Modern wonders -- sure, heard of them. But not the "Medieval" ones!"

Well, you are not alone there, Jar, as I have never heard the term myself. I don't claim to be a go to person on history, but thought I was fairly familiar with the 'Wonders'.

The Baron`s Palace,
About just 3-4 minutes by car>>>

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/baronspalace.htm

There are a fair few near me; The National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Park and the Cutty Sark will be added to the list when it is restored.

Closer to home and not really on the tourist trail are the place where Raleigh laid down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth (not somewhere you can stop and look unfortunately - you'd get hit by a truck!), the old Naval ship yards, the place where Christopher Marlowe was murdered and the house that Peter the Great of Russia demolished after a drunken night with his mates.

the deepest lake in europe..it's still not measured how deep it is because strong currents..it's called Red Lake because the rocks around it. we also have his brother Blue Lake-it's beautiful and you can swim in it!!
there is also an old tower and a lot of old churches and grave stones from ancient times...

Reckless, that sounds like a wonderful place to live and reflect, thanks for telling us about it.

Six Flags, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Dodger Stadium, Hollyweird, and the list goes on and on. LA is good for these type things.

I don't know if you'd call these Tourist attractions, but within a half hour drive of my hometown you would find:

The crash site of Flight 93 (9/11)
Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp
Rolling Rock Brewery
Idlewild Park
Livermore Cemetery (Night Of The Living Dead)
Fort Ligonier
Laurel Caverns

Vineyards in the hunter valley, NSW.

Stone Mountain, GA.

How about a virtual tourist attraction?

The "Bliss" green rolling hills photo, which is the desktop background of Windows XP, was taken about 8 miles from me.

<a href="http://www.napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_7703c8b2-03e9-11df-bb34-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">http://www.napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_7703c8b2-03e9-11df-bb34-001cc4c03286.html</a>

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_(image)" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_(image)</a>

The photographer took it as an impromptu shot in 2002, and estimates that it has been seen billions of times by people all over the world.

The hills have been planted with grape vines since the photo was taken, so it doesn't look quite the same anymore.

I am only a couple of hours drive from the Treetop Walk at Valley of the Giants on the south coast of Western Australia, and just over an hour from Albany, where there are a few man made tourist attractions which I try to ignore, and some sensational coastline scenery, which I love.
I would have to admit, despite spending many hours wandering around the Valley of the Giants, I have not (and will not) tackle the Treetop Walk.

http://www.denmarkwa.asn.au/treetopwalk.htm

Tezza, I have acrophobia, but I braced myself and did the treetop walk. I'm so glad I did - it was worth every nerve-wracked minute - and despite hubby thinking that shaking the walk while I was on it was absolutely hilarious!

I live near a place called Nimbin. It's the major alternative centre in Australia. We get heaps of backpackers who come to look at the hippies and buy their herb.
We also get lots of police

I live in the national capital, so there are many things which people come to see. TThese include: The War Memorial, The National Library of Australia, The National Gallery, The High Court of Australia, The Mint, The National Museum of Australia, The National Botanic Gardens, The Australian Institute of Sport, Parliament House, The National Archives and the new National Portrait Gallery. There is always plenty to see and do around here!