nowadays museums and historical sites sites are mainly visited by foreign tourists than locals. why is this happening ? what can be done to attract locals to visit museums and historical sites more often.

It is true that only foreigners take

interest

to

visit

museums and historical places these days. High ticket prices and lack of

interest

can be the reasons for the low number of local visitors than foreigners, which can be overcome by giving additional benefits

such

as low

entry

fees to locals and organising events at these places.

To begin

with, high ticket prices

is

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are

a serious contributor to

this

low number of local visitors. For most of the sight-seeing places, the

entry

fees are not in proportion to the average salary of the locals. So it is only foreign

travelers

a person who changes location

travellers

who can afford to buy tickets at

such

a high price.

For example

, the

entry

fees for Tajmahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, is 1000 Indian rupees, which is more than the daily income for an average Indian.

Furthermore

, the lack of

interest

to

visit

such

places is another vital factor contributing to the low turnaround of locals. Many of them would have already studied about these places during their schooling. So they may find it redundant to

visit

and listen to the same stories again. A possible solution to

this

problem can be the

entry

fee can be lowered for local visitors or these places can

wave

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

waive

entry

fees on weekends.

This

will encourage more people to come into these museums and historical places.

Moreover

, these places and can be made the centre of attraction

to

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for

local people by organising various events on festivals.

For example

, Dussehra, which is one of the most famous festivals of

india

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

India

, can be celebrated

at

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in

historical places. Museums can

also

plan exhibitions of artefacts and artwork in the festival season.

This

will attract many people to

visit

these places.

in

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In

conclusion, less

interest

and expensive

entry

passes are the reasons in the reduction of local visitors.

Solution

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The solution

to

this

problem lies in the hands of management authorities of these places.