Tourist attraction

A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure, adventure and amusement.

Types

Natural beauty such as beaches, tropical island resorts with coral reefs, hiking and camping in national parks, mountains and forests, are examples of traditional tourist attractions to spend summer vacations. Other examples of cultural tourist attractions include historical places, monuments, ancient temples, zoos, aquaria, museums and art galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (e.g., castles, libraries, former prisons, skyscrapers, bridges), theme parks and carnivals, living history museums, ethnic enclave communities, historic trains and cultural events. Factory tours, industrial heritage, creative art and crafts workshops are the object of cultural niches like industrial tourism and creative tourism. Many tourist attractions are also landmarks.

List of The Outer Limits episodes

This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits, a U.S. science fiction anthology television series originally lasting two seasons in the 1960s, which was revived for a seven season run in the 1990s. The original series ran on the ABC television network from 1963 to 1965, and the revival series was broadcast on Showtime from 1995 to 2001, and on the Sci Fi Channel in its final year.

1963 to 1965

Season 1 (1963–1964)

Season 2 (1964–1965)

1995 to 2002

Season 1 (1995)

Season 2 (1996)

Season 3 (1997)

Season 4 (1998)

Season 5 (1999)

Season 6 (2000)

Season 7 (2001–2002)

Tourist Attraction (The Outer Limits)

"Tourist Attraction" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 23 December 1963, during the first season.

Plot

Dominating millionaire, John Dexter, drives a group of explorers and scientists pursuing an ancient lake monster that is reputed to live in the waters of a South American dictatorship. Using underwater detection equipment aboard Dexter's yacht, the creature is spotted swimming along the lakebed. Following several attempts, the creature is eventually captured and taken to the local university for study.

However, after the creature is immobilized and stored inside a freezer to aid in its preservation while out of water, Dexter plans to transport it to the United States to place it on display, and to enhance his reputation; but, San Blas' absolute ruler, Juan Mercurio, plans to use it to attract tourists to his country's faltering World's Fair, claiming the animal as a national treasure. During its captivity, the creature comes to life due to an inept guard's negligence, and emits ultrasonic waves, causing the freezer door to implode. It is recaptured before it can fully escape its confines, with an armed guard from Mercurio's palace ordered to stand watch. Dexter overpowers him, and arranges for the creature's transport on his private plane back to the states.