#92> The 100 Most Underwhelming Tourist Attractions in the World

I will guarantee you something. No child has ever uttered the words, "Daddy, please take us to Knossos again."
The ruins of Knossos, home of the mythical Minotaur, is a 4000 year old palace unearthed in 1900 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. Evans spent 35 years of his life and 250K Pounds of his own money to excavate and reconstruct sections of the palace. This was controversial because when he reconstructed he made a whole bunch of crap up based on what he thought it would look like. So using a whole lot of concrete he built directly on the ruins. Unfortunately this has the effect where you don't know what is his creation and what was really there actually made by the Minoans. I know Evans had his reasons, so I hold know ill feeling towards him. A for effort. Even with his reconstructions the place is pretty underwhelming.