The main visitors to museums and historical sites are tourists, not local people. Why is it the case? What can be done to attract local people to these places?

Tourists

are often drawn to

museums

and historical locations when visiting new countries, while local residents are not.

This

trend could be ascribed for a few reasons and should be addressed by some definite measures. There are several reasons why there are more international

tourists

than local people visiting

museums

and historical

places

. The

first

reason is that these locations can provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of the

traditions

in the area they are situated.

For example

, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology provides

tourists

with various customs and

traditions

,

such

as table manners, the marriage of 54 ethnic groups there, which allows them to integrate into more easily and prevents them from cultural misconception. Another cause is that

such

places

are familiar to local residents, so they tend to discover other cultures. Since locals were at school, they have been taught about their

traditions

and history.

Therefore

, they are more curious about international ones than theirs. Several measures can be implemented to raise the attendance rate of locals at

museums

and historical sites. An effective solution is to use

museums

and historical sites for more public-oriented activities, which may change the public’s perception that these

places

are only for monotonous activities.

For instance

, the government can organize some competitions about the knowledge of these

places

and give the winner valuable prizes that encourage them to visit

museums

and historical remains more.

Furthermore

, they can

also

make some short films about the mystery of

such

locations, which are more attractive than a normal visit. In summary, the imbalance between the number of international

tourists

and local citizens visiting

museums

and historical houses are attributed to an overview about a country that these

places

offered foreign people and the attractiveness of other nations'

traditions

and customs, so strong remedies should be adopted to curb

this

situation. It is predicted that unless these measures are implemented, the problem associated with the fewer local visitors going to historical sites will continue to persist in the future.