Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists and not local people. Why is this the case? What can be done to attract local people? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, the main visitors to museums and historical

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are usually tourists rather than local individuals.

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issue and

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present some solutions to attract more local visitors to those

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, museums and historical

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offer no profound attraction for local residents. Being born and brought up in a place makes people familiar with the culture, traditions and architectural style in the city, making going to

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pointless.

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, attending unfamiliar

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is more interesting to humans than familiar ones.

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, I have not gone to the museum in my hometown;

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, when I travelled to Turkey for the first time in 2018, the first

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I visited were historical

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as Hagia Sophia and Blue mosque, highlighting the correlation between novel things and their attraction.

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,

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reluctance to visit local historical

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might fade the national cultural heritage importance among local residents in the long term.

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, museums and historical

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could be made attractive for the locals by converting them into multi-functional

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. Dedicating a part of those

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for playing mind games inspired by the architecture of a historical building or the image of the existing antiques in the museum could change the boring atmosphere into an exciting one, stimulating particularly, younger generations to have a visit.

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, offering a monetary prize for the solver of a puzzle, designed from the facade of the Takht-e Jamshid monument in Shiraz, Iran, could with no doubt cause the influx of local people to

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place, conveying the importance of historical

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in an interesting way.

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adaption to human needs,

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, ensures

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are sustainable attractions for locals. In conclusion,

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those

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are unattractive for local individuals, they could be converted into a hobby by equipping them with gripping facilities.

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, if governments aim to address

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issue, adapting these

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to society’s interests is advisable.