Tourism Vocabulary

Popular places that people visit for pleasure and interest, usually while they are on holiday

• tourist attractions

• aquarium

• botanical gardens

• castle

An establishment where plants are grown for display to the public and often for scientific study.

• tourist attractions

• aquarium

• botanical gardens

• castle

A building where people can go to see fish and other water creatures

• tourist attractions

• botanical gardens

• aquarium

• castle

A large strong building, built in the past by a ruler or important person to protect the people inside from attack

• tourist attractions

• botanical gardens

• aquarium

• castle

A building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept

• mosque

• national park

• museum

• cathedral

• market

An area of a country that is protected by the government because of its natural beauty or it has a special history

• mosque

• national park

• museum

• cathedral

• market

A place where people go to buy or sell things, often outside

• mosque

• national park

• museum

• cathedral

• market

A very large Church, usually stone, building for Christian worship.

• mosque

• national park

• museum

• cathedral

• market

A stream of water that is forced up into the air through a small hole, especially for decorative effect

• fountain

• palace

• ruins

• statue

An object made from a hard material, especially stone or metal, to look like a person or animal

• fountain

• palace

• ruins

• statue