TripAdvisor has ‘coughed up’ a list what they think might be the world’s top ‘germiest’ attractions…
1. The Blarney Stone in Ireland where ‘up to 400,000 mouths from all over the world touch the stone each year‘.
photo by diego's sideburns (flickr)
2. Seattle’s Wall of Gum where, since the 1990s people have been deposit their masticated gum while waiting in line for Theatresports.
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3. Oscar Wilde’s Tomb in Paris which is has a ‘rainbow of hundreds of visible kiss marks adorning the grave’.
Photo by ge'shmally (flickr)
4. St. Mark’s Square in Venice is full of hungry pigeons that are often touched and petted by tourists.
photo by sunkorg (flickr)
5. Forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood where people get down on their hands and knees to place their fingers in the molds of their favorite stars.
- photo by lumierefl (flickr)
Want to add to the list?
Well, what about the Glastonbury Festival toilet block?
Or any public toilet near a major hub for that matter, say Waterloo station. It’s not so much the toilets as the taps, the door handle, the pull-flush.
Then anywhere money is exchanged and particularly ATM points with a million germy digits pointing out their pins.