These Once-Famous Travel Destinations Should Be Your Next Post-Lockdown Getaway

With travel, restrictions eased it’s almost impossible not to get excited that global travel is back on the cards! We’ve spent 18 months dreaming of the first place to jet off to, but now the time has come, there’s almost too much choice and we know you might need a little inspiration. 

Maybe some might be after nothing but pure relaxation, but after we’ve been stuck inside for what feels like an eternity - some of us also might want a getaway packed with history and adventure, and where better than some of the world’s biggest attractions - some of which might have even previously held world record titles? 

If you're looking for some post-lockdown inspiration to guide your next adventure, Loveholidays looked at the ‘once famous’ attractions from around the world. Analyzing the world records between 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 and comparing these with the 2021 Guinness World Record book, revealed which buildings and attractions have lost their once ‘famous’ title, and who knocked them off the top spot!

Discover The Once Famous Attractions of the World

Wanting to explore somewhere unique post-lockdown, loveholidays, the UK’s fastest growing online travel agency, delved into 5 Guinness World Record books to discover previous, record-holding attractions from around the world. 

Looking at the 2021 Guinness World Record book, loveholidays compared the most recent record-holders against their predecessors from 2015, 2010, 2005 and 2000.

Now we know where these record-breaking attractions are located we can add them to our bucket list.

The 21st Century Tower, Dubai

Across the world there are many spectacular skyscrapers worthy of a visit, The 21st Century Tower in Dubai held the world record for the world's “Tallest Residential building”. Standing at 883 feet tall with 55 stories. Then in 2019, the Central Park Tower in New York stole its title with the impressive Manhattan skyscraper standing at 1550 ft with 98 floors. 

Stade de France, Paris

If you’re a sports fan, you’ll have definitely heard of France’s Stade de France - not only is it the country’s national stadium after being build for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, it was once named ‘Most Expensive Stadium’. Unfortunately, the title was taken by California’s SoFi Stadium, which can seat over 100,000 spectators and is worth $5.5 billion. 

CN Tower, Canada

If heights are your thing, you may be familiar with the CN tower in Toronto. Once the world’s “Tallest Freestanding Structure”, this landmark was also declared as one of the Modern Seven Wonders of the world! It held on to its title for 32 years, until the Burj Khalifa in Dubai pinched the record.

Castlewellan Forest Park, Northern Ireland

If you love a challenge, you’ll love Northern Ireland’s Castlewellan Forest Park, which once held the world record for ‘The Largest Permanent Hedge Maze’ is home to over two miles of hedges and 6,000 yew trees. The title was taken in 2018 by China’s Yancheng Dafend Dream Maze, where the longest path stretches almost six miles. 

To see all ‘Once Famous’ landmarks head to the loveholidays map featuring all locations.