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Florida is home to theme parks, sharks, alligators, beaches, but it made ‘most boring’ list

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Florida is home to theme parks, sharks, alligators, beaches, but it made ‘most boring’ list

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Florida is boring?!

The Sunshine State is home to Disney World and Universal Studios and has hundreds of miles of beaches. We have the oldest city in the U.S. in our backyard and some of the richest people in the world.

To keep life interesting, we even have sharks and alligators.

Apparently, that’s not enough.

According to a study by Solitaired, Florida is the fifth most boring state in the United States, based on an analysis of 66.7 million Google reviews of 3,290 popular tourist attractions around the world. The analysis was made to determine what locations were the least interesting.

Here’s what the study discovered.

Takeaways from study on Top 100 most boring tourist sites around the world

According to Solitaired, key takeaways include:

  • Branson Scenic Railway in Branson, Missouri, is the most boring attraction in the world.
  • Museums comprise 33% of the Top 100 most boring attractions.
  • Four LEGOLAND Discovery Centers are in the Top 25 most boring attractions worldwide.
  • Georgia is the most boring state, with many attractions and extensive reviews indicating boredom.
  • The U.S., Canada and Australia hold the top three spots for countries with the most boring tourist attractions. And yes, U.S. was No. 1.

Top ‘most boring’ tourist attractions in Florida

Here are the Florida locations ranked among the most boring tourist attractions around the world. The “boredom score” is on a scale from zero to five.

  • No. 7: Museum of Science & Technology, Tampa. Score: 3.10
  • No. 19: Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Miami. Score: 2.40
  • No. 21: Jungle Island, Miami. Score: 2.40
  • No. 22: Skull Island: Reign of Kong, Universal Orlando theme park. Score: 2.40
  • No. 23: Miami Seaquarium, Miami. Score: 2.30
  • No. 35: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando. Score: 2.20
  • No. 46: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! St. Augustine. Score: 2.10
  • No. 56: WonderWorks, Orlando. Score: 2.0
  • No. 100: Glazer Children’s Museum, Tampa. Score: 1.80

Top 10 states with highest boredom score

“We ranked states based on how often attractions were called boring in reviews compared to the total number of attractions with any reviews labeling them boring in that state,” Solitaired said. “By this metric, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Tennessee are the nation’s top three boring states.”

The “boredom score” is on a scale from zero to five.

  1. Georgia: 21 boring attractions. Boredom score: 5.0
  2. Massachusetts: 4 boring attractions. Boredom score: 4.1
  3. Tennessee: 49 boring attractions. Boredom score: 4.1
  4. Missouri: 33 boring attractions. Boredom score: 3.9
  5. Florida: 104 boring attractions. Boredom score: 3.5
  6. Texas: 72 boring attractions. Boredom score: 2.8
  7. California: 99 boring attractions. Boredom score: 2.7
  8. Nevada: 33 boring attractions. Boredom score: 2.5
  9. Minnesota: 7 boring attractions. Boredom score: 2.4
  10. Illinois: 23 boring attractions. Boredom score: 2.3

How did Florida rank as 5th most boring state in US?

“With its 104 boring attractions, Florida might seem like the boredom capital at first glance,” Solitaired said.

“Yet, it only ranks as the fifth most boring state because each attraction garners very few yawns from visitors. Despite many attractions being labeled boring by reviewers, this sentiment is such a minority that Florida only pans out as the fifth most boring state.”

Top 10 most boring tourist attractions in the US

  1. Branson Scenic Railway: Branson Missouri. Boredom score: 5.0
  2. lluminarium Atlanta: Atlanta, Georgia. Boredom score: 4.5
  3. Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Boredom score: 3.70
  4. Salem Witch Museum: Salem, Massachusetts. Boredom score: 3.40
  5. LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta: Atlanta, Georgia. Boredom score: 3.40
  6. Adler Planetarium: Chicago, Illinois. Boredom score: 3.30
  7. Museum of Science & Industry: Tampa. Boredom score: 3.10
  8. LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth: Dallas, Texas. Boredom score: 2.90
  9. Museum of Ice Cream: New York City. Boredom score: 2.50
  10. The Shepherd of the Hills: Branson, Missouri. Boredom score: 2.50

➤ Want more? Here’s the most boring tourist attraction in every state

Around the world: 8 of Top 10 boring tourist attractions in US

Eight of the Top 10 most boring tourist attractions are in the U.S., according to the Solitaired analysis:

  1. Branson Scenic Railway: Branson Missouri. Boredom score: 5.0
  2. lluminarium Atlanta: Atlanta, Georgia. Boredom score: 4.5
  3. Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Boredom score: 3.70
  4. Salem Witch Museum: Salem, Massachusetts. Boredom score: 3.40
  5. LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta: Atlanta, Georgia. Boredom score: 3.40
  6. Adler Planetarium: Chicago, Illinois. Boredom score: 3.30
  7. Museum of Science & Industry: Tampa. Boredom score: 3.10
  8. Shrek’s Adventure London. London, England. Boredom score: 2.90
  9. LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth: Dallas, Texas. Boredom score: 2.90
  10. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto. Vaughan, Canada. Boredom score: 2.80

➤ More boring content: The most boring tourist attraction in every country

Methodology used by Solitaired in ranking attractions

Solitaired, an online gaming platform that creates classic games — like Solitaire — with a focus on improving mental acuity, memory and processing speed.  

In March 2024, Solitaired “analyzed 66.7 million Google reviews of 3,290 popular tourist attractions worldwide, spanning 384 cities across 71 countries.

“We focused our analysis on keyword mentions indicative of a bored tourist. Those keywords were “boring,” “bored,” “bore,” “boredom,” “tiresome,” “dull,” “drab,” “lackluster,” “lifeless,” “mediocre,” and “tedious.

“We ranked the attractions by the frequency with which tourists mentioned boredom-related keywords, comparing the mentions to the total reviews for each spot.”

Attractions with fewer than 2,000 total reviews were removed.

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