a tourist attraction

[angliholic]

The town has developed from a small fishing village into a major tourist attraction in just ten years.


There are many terms for tourist attraction--scenic spot/resort, but I'm not sure if they are interchangeable here.
Are they not? Thanks

[Anglika]

A scenic spot can be a tourist attraction; I'm not sure a tourist attraction can be a scenic spot in itself.

A resort is somewhere that people go to for relaxation.

[angliholic]

A scenic spot can be a tourist attraction; I'm not sure a tourist attraction can be a scenic spot in itself.

A resort is somewhere that people go to for relaxation.

Thanks, Anglika.
I think I get the hang of them.

[Ouisch]

A tourist attraction is something that attracts visitors to come and look at it (and hopefully spend money while they're there). Sometimes tourist attractions are scenic spots, like the Smoky mountains, and sometimes they're just plain goofy, like the World's Biggest Ball of Twine.

[angliholic]

A tourist attraction is something that attracts visitors to come and look at it (and hopefully spend money while they're there). Sometimes tourist attractions are scenic spots, like the Smoky mountains, and sometimes they're just plain goofy, like the World's Biggest Ball of Twine.

Thanks, Ouisch, for the link and photoes.
It's so vivid that I won't forget it.
Btw, what's plain googy?

[Anglika]

"plain goofy" - • adjective (goofier, goofiest) informal 1 chiefly N. Amer. foolish; harmlessly eccentric.

[angliholic]

Thanks, Anglika.