If you were in ... and didn't visit ... it is like you have never been there.

[silvia15]

Do you know the expression:
"If you were in (a certain country) and didn't visit (a certain attraction) it is like you have never been there".

What I want to know is if the above is correctly written, or if somebody can help me to rephrase it in the most accurate way.

TIA

Silvia.

[Tdol]

I'd say:
"If you were in (a certain country) and didn't visit (a certain attraction), it is like you had never been there".

Some might prefer 'as if' over 'like' there too.