Watch How These 12 Amazing Landmarks Get Ruined By Tourists
The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
Michelangelo’s renowned masterpiece – the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel – is undoubtedly breathtaking, but you might want to think twice before visiting.
Sadly, the experience of viewing Vatican’s City most magnificent artwork can be a bit of a letdown – social media is awash with people complaining it’s “underwhelming” and “overrated”.
The queues to enter the Vatican Museums are horrendous. Once you’re in, you have to contend with huge crowds as you slowly traipse towards the chapel.
And as you finally peer up along with the neck-craning masses, you can’t help but think about how your presence could be damaging the 500-year-old artwork – the millions of annual visitors have taken a toll on the integrity of the precious paintings.