Being popular is n’t everything . After 20 years of living accommodations chew - up mucilage , the belovedSeattle ’s Gum Wallgot a exhaustive cleansing in November . The colourful glue was deemed destructive to the structure of the brick Pike Place wall and wiped away . And while officials are resigned to the fact that the future visitor have already begun to revive the custom , for now the iconic wall is a comparatively white slate .
But the Gum Wall was n’t the first tourer attractive feature to be shut , demolished , or undone despite its popularity . Take a look at eight other places youused tobe able to visit .
1. SUTRO BATHS // SAN FRANCISCO
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Theworld ’s largest indoor swim composite , the Sutro Baths , opened to the public on March 14 , 1896 . establish by millionaire and then city manager of San Francisco Adolph Sutro , the structure boasted fine art and natural history exhibits as well as seven saltwater pools — all stir up to different temperatures — that had blank space for up to 10,000 swimmers at once . Sutro designed the tub to be a weekend destination for the average San Franciscan , keeping price humbled and even building an low-priced railroad line to ravish patrons to Lands goal . But even those accommodations failed to make the Baths financially viable .
After his demise , Sutro ’s descendants turned part of the Baths into anice rinkand other creature comforts hop-skip to tempt additional visitant to no avail . With theGreat Depression , reducing in public transportation , and stricter wellness codes all at play , the baths stay in the red . Sutro ’s grandson sold the property out of the kin for$250,000 in 1952and the new owners were no more successful in turn a profit — despite contribute a waterfall and an colonnade . The Sutro Baths were shuttered for good in 1966 and soon burned down in what was deemed a fishy fervency . Although the Baths themselves are no longer standing , the seaside deflower have becomea popular destination .
2. LOVE LOCKS ON PONT DES ARTS // PARIS
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In just a few year , the Pont des Arts Bridge in Paris amassed about 700,000 locks from sentimental couples looking to be part of a short - lived tradition tie to everlasting making love . The practice session of carving the twain ’s initial into a padlock , fastening it to the bridge , and throw the samara into the river below has been traced to a2006 Italian book and pic . However , it really took off on this especial bridgework in Paris starting in 2008 .
In 2012 , critics start to complain that the literal weight unit of all this sentiment was too much for the bridge . It was count on that the locks add up to45 tonsand one monster eyesore . This past summertime , the lock - laden alloy grill were transfer from the the bridge and replaced with temporary panels . They are presently being upgrade to plexiglass in gild to bring home the bacon a sound view of the river — with nowhere to affix padlocks .
3. VIDÁMPARK // BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Vidámpark , also have intercourse as the Amusement Park of Budapest , fill the same grounds for 175 years . In that time , the park outlive fire , WWII bombardment , communism , and multiple redesigns . But wan attending in recent eld leave the parking lot economically lame . Season attending had sink from2.7 millionat its peak in the seventies to fewer than 300,000 in 2012 . news show of a lasting closure begin swirl in 2010 , but the parking area lasted until 2013 , when it lastly shuttered for expert inearly October . The nearby zoo will probably absorb the land , but some of the rides will be protected for their historic economic value : a Hullámvasút wooden tumbler pigeon coaster built in1922 , a carousel from 1906 , and a cave railroad from 1912 .
4. GUAÍRA FALLS // BORDER BETWEEN PARAGUAY AND BRAZIL
Although sometimes known as “ Seven Falls , ” Guaíra Falls was located on the Paraná River that divides Paraguay and Brazil and was in reality a serial publication of 18 waterfalls . While not the tall in the humankind at 114 cadence eminent , it was one of the most powerful . The volume of weewee per secondly was twice that of Niagara Falls and the deafening sound could be heard from up to 30 kilometers away . The natural curiosity attracted horde of holidaymaker each year , but that was n’t enough to spare it fromdemolition by the Brazilian armyin 1982 in purchase order to make the Itaipu Dam , still the largest operating hydroelectric plant by annual electrical energy product .
Tourists flocked to the Falls in the last months , eager for a last aspect , and in January 1982 , this popularity resulted in an unfortunate disaster : A crowded span collapsed , killing 80 people . Still , the cataclysm did n’t stop hundreds of citizenry from gathering to take part in a14 - mean solar day ritual goodbyeto the Falls .
5. HERITAGE U.S.A. // FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA
In 1986 , a green map billed the third most - visited amusement park in America as “ A Special Place for God ’s People . ” ramp up in 1978 by Pentecostal televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker of the PTL Church , Heritage USA was a sprawling compound that combined conservative faith with earthly pampering . At 2300 acres , it was larger than either Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom — by a factor of 25 — and was far more than just rides . Campgrounds , hotels , and even condominiums encouraged visitor — six million a yearby the mid-1980s — to stay for a while , or forever .
Things started to crumble in 1987 when news broke of Jim Bakker ’s intimate face-off with a adult female seven age before , and his use of investment firm from his church building to cover it up . From there , a Union investigation bump him guilty of twenty - four charges related to mismanagement of the PTL ’s fiscal dealings . Then , a hurricane in 1989 destroy some of its building , prompting Heritage USA to shut for good . Since then , other televangelists have attempted to animate the compound with no success .
6. WEDDING CAKE ROCK // NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA
Named for its outstanding white appearance , Wedding Cake Rock has long been a popular spot for spectacular photos — by pro and tourists alike . But this year , official note a spectacular uptick in visitors . Roughly2,000 visitor a calendar month became 10,000when daredevil shot of Yogi and thrill - seekers start circulating on Instagram . By then , at least one person had died falling from the photogenic drop . A impermanent fencing was installed in May , 2015 in an attempt to preclude any further calamity and the regulations are unlikely to be relaxed aftera news report this summerrevealed that the perilous organization could collapse any time in the next decade .
7. THE ORIGINAL PENN STATION // NEW YORK CITY
The original Pennsylvania Station , completed in 1910 , was more than just a bustling hub in the first one-half of the 20thcentury ; it was also a splendid Beaux - Arts landmark to rival Grand Central . Designed byMcKim , Mead , & White , the architectural house responsible for Theodore Roosevelt - era redevelopment to the White House , the above - ground portion of the terminus was inspired by the Acropolis , the Brandenburg Gate , St. Peter ’s Basilica , the Roman Baths , and the Bank of England . At the turn of events of the C , the Pennsylvania Railroad was thelargest corporation in the worldand its New York station was fittingly telling — built to accommodate 200,000 passengers per daytime for up to 100 long time . But the landmark did n’t last that long .
At the peak of wagon train travel in the mid forties , Penn Station welcomed 109 million people a year into New York City , but soon after , machine and air travelling surged , railroad dealings suffered , and the company was exit strapped for Johnny Cash . They sold the air space above the platforms to a local tangible estate house in 1954 . Concerned citizens protested the plans for a stadium , but to no avail . Demolition began on October 28 , 1963 , which theNew York Times[PDF ] called an " turn of vandalism against one of the declamatory and all right turning point of its age of Roman elegance . "
8. CHACALTAYA GLACIER // CHACALTAYA, BOLIVIA
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The altitude effects from being atop Chacaltaya muckle observe Bolivia ’s only ski holiday resort from ever becoming overly popular . But for serious thrill - seeker who did n’t bear in mind the remote location accessible only by a shite road , theworld ’s highest ski resortwas a bucket - list destination . Until it melted . Starting in the 1990s , scientist remark that rising temperatures from climate change were causing the glacier atop Chacaltaya to dissolve at an alarming rate . Experts predicted that it would disappear by 2015 — but even that was an underestimation . In 2009 , the snow — and the superlative ski footrace — disappear for good . This was bad news for more than just Baron Snow of Leicester - fun enthusiasts : the glaciers of the Andes are the source of drinking body of water and hydroelectric power for more than 80 million people in the domain .
