Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists but not local people. Why is this the case? And what can be done to attract more local people to visit these places?

These days it is not uncommon that compared with local

places

of historical interest or exhibition halls,

citizens

tend to visit these

places

in other regions. I strongly believe that the lack of multifunctional facilities and

people

’s desire of gaining insight into diverse cultures combined are responsible for

this

phenomenon. The

first

reason for historical sites attracting fewer local folks is their unitary and old-fashion facilities. Without introducing new equipment with various functions, local

people

will constantly visit and experience previous attractions, eventually making frequent these

places

a tiresome choice.

For instance

, had the historical parks installed fitness equipment like what the temple of heaven in Beijing did, more

citizens

would be attracted and even visit them on a daily basis. It is true that

this

trend among tourists is

also

directly associated with the visitors’ preference for learning about different cultures.

For example

, visiting historical sites, especially those with monumental significance, are primer choices for

people

to get familiar with the culture of a new travel destination. Historical landmarks which

people

already visited,

however

, can hardly help folks to perceive differences between various cultures. Since the situation is so serious, some measures must be taken to solve the issue. To be specific, It is proven that free tickets can go a long way when it comes to attracting more local visitors.

This

is because few

people

are positive about paying for visiting the same place more than once. Should the authorities compensate these historical sites for charging local

citizens

nothing, more

people

would frequent these

places

and make them full of vitality. From what has been discussed above, we can easily draw the conclusion that

places

of historical interest and museums attract more tourists than local

citizens

due to their lack of diversified functional facilities and the interests of visitors, while we can solve

this

problem by offering local folks with free entry.