Things Foreigners Should Avoid At All Costs While Visiting America

Those Signs Are Not Just Decorations

"If you go to a national park and you disregard the signs, you're going to die."

"It's not a joke."

"Treat buffalo like field puppies?"

"You're going to die."

"Try to pet the brown bear?"

"You're going to die."

"See that moose and want to feed it?"

"You're probably already dead."

"Oh look, a rattlesnake! "

"*dead*"

"Want to swim in Old Faithful?"

"You're going to die painfully and completely dissolve into a soup."

"Sh*t is dangerous here and if you don't respect it you'll be lucky to die quick."- Xanza

"If you’re in a National park, listen to what the caution signs say and don’t venture off of paths."

"One is because of wildlife and the other is because humans don’t need to ruin everything in nature, just to get a photo."

"Also, don’t fall into the Grand Canyon." - Yawheyy

Know Your Limits And Be Prepared

"Don’t hike into the wilderness of Colorado (especially 14ers) without knowing wilderness survival and responsibilities."

"Tourists die on our mountains and in Rocky Mountain National Park all the time."

"Do your research!"

"Altitude is no joke."- eyjafjallajokul_

Some Things Are Worth The Added Expense...

"Not American but as a visitor trying to travel on the cheap, I made the mistake of booking a greyhound bus ride."

"There's a reason why it was cheap lol."- toadkarter1993

The Name Should Be A Clue

"Death Valley in the summer especially if you consider yourself a strong hiker, and live in a cooler climate."

"It has that name for a reason."- FabFrench

Or Even Dip Your Toes...

"The hot springs in yellowstone are not hot tubs do not swim in them."- needs_grammarly

"Steaming Acidic hot springs in Yellowstone."- SuvenPan

Every City Has One...

"Anywhere with a Rainforest Cafe and a Wax Museum on the same street is a tourist trap."- Klytus_Im-Bored

Maps Exist For A Reason

"Avoid going to one location thinking another location across the country is a short trip."- Jebediah_Vorbeck

So Much For "Brotherly Love"

"The Kensington area of North Philadelphia."

"Don't."

"Just don't."- amhildreth

Even If You're A Night Owl

"Most of Downtown Los Angeles at night."

"When the streets get quiet and the locals go home, that's your cue to go back to your hotel or a more popular hotspot."- muststayawaketonod·

Aracnaphobia!

"Pueblo Colorado."- External-Traffic-916

 "F*ck Peublo and its mass Tarantula Migration."- paustulio

Not The Where, But The What

"It's not 'places' as much as 'situations' that you should avoid."

"Depending on where you're from, you'll have some of these instincts, but not others."

"It's not all or nothing."

"But here's some situations I can see happening to a European, as an example."

"Getting stranded in the desert."

"Whether you're hiking without water, or driving too far on a single tank of gas, there's a real risk of being stranded without very immediate help, and no cell reception."

"Underestimating travel time."

"You're not going to see NYC and LA on the same trip."

"They're three time zones apart."

"They are exactly as far apart as London, England and Baku, Azerbaijan."

"You'll either be driving for a week, or flying."

"Even things that seem close, like NYC and DC, are not actually that close."

"It would be about 6 hours of driving or train to get from one to the other."

"Trespassing."

"It is taken VERY seriously here, and you could wind up shot if you are on the wrong person's land."

"We do not have the right to roam."

"And we do have the right to bear arms."

"Some states even have 'castle laws' which considers trespassing to be sufficient reason to shoot someone in 'self defense'."

"Any places people are mentioning are places that Americans wouldn't go to either if they could help it."

"But if I can say one place in particular, it would be Camden, NJ."

"It's just across the river from Philadelphia, and has a couple of tourist draws like the Aquarium or the concert venue, but anywhere that's not those specific places is incredibly unsafe."- pHScale

Like any country, America has its fair share of underwhelming and unsafe destinations.

Thankfully, most of these places aren't written up in guidebooks, and won't be high on the list of any foreign visitors.

Sadly, guidebooks still might not stop them from shelling out loads of money for very mediocre food at a noisy theme restaurant...