Mainly tourists, but not local people visit museums and historical sites. Why does this happen, and what can be done to attract more local people to visit these places?

Museums

and other historical sites seem to be less attractive to local

people

than to tourists.

This

essay intends to delve into some reasons why

this

is occurring and put forward some solutions to kindle the interest of local

people

in visiting these

places

. The

first

reason is due to the fact that the local

people

take these

places

for granted. They think that these

places

are not running away anywhere, and so they will see them sooner or later. What happens is, that the time seldom comes, when they take the time out of their hectic schedule to see these

places

.

On the other hand

, tourists who come there are on a holiday, and their main motive is to

visit

these historic

places

and

museums

.

For instance

, recently, I visited Hyderabad as a tourist and went to see Ramoji Film City, which is the biggest Film City in the whole world, spread over 5000 acres of land. My relatives who are staying in Hyderabad have never been there once. When I told them that it is a must-see place, they decided to

visit

it with their children.

Secondly

, nothing new is added to these

places

over the years and so local

people

who have been there once, do not wish to frequent these

places

again and again. These

places

do not intrigue the locals so they do not feel motivated to

visit

regularly. ln other words, the renewals of existing exhibits, or the organization of new programs and events are few and far between.

Furthermore

,

museums

and historical sites are not cheap to

visit

. ln fact, to get admission to these

places

, visitors are often required to buy expensive tickets. ln order to spur up more interest of local

people

in coming to

museums

, a number of ways can be employed. School trips could be organized for children to enjoy these

places

with their friends. Passes for entry to these

museums

and historical sites could be arranged for local

people

so that it doesn't cut a hole in their pocket every time they

visit

them. A day could be fixed every month when the entry to the museum is made free.

For example

, on every

first

Tuesday of the month, entry to the Houston Museum of Natural Science is free, so there is a great rush of local

people

on that day. To conclude, many reasons can be given as to why local

people

lose their enthusiasm for

museums

and

places

of historical importance.

However

, the revival of these

places

is within our grasp should proper actions be taken.