This is the museum where we visited last year.

[optimistic pessimist]

Dear all,

1. This is the museum which we visited last year.
2. This is the museum where we visited last year.

I think #1 is fine. But Is #2 wrong? Maybe it is grammatically wrong, but it seems like it is acceptable.

Thank you!

OP

 

[5jj]

Is #2 wrong? Maybe it is grammatically wrong, but it seems like it is acceptable.

Not in BrE.

 

[SoothingDave]

Nor in AmE, unless you "visited" with a group of people and it just happened to take place in a museum.

 

[emsr2d2]

You could solve the issue by simply saying "This is the museum we visited last year" (in BrE, at least).

 

[optimistic pessimist]

Dear all,

Thank you for your replies to my question.

If the sentence is "This is the city where we visited last year", does it also sound strange?

OP

 

[5jj]

If the sentence is "This is the city where we visited last year", does it also sound strange?

Yes

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes.

 

[optimistic pessimist]

Dear all,

Thanks again.

If "This is the city where we visited last year" sounds strange,

does "Kyoto is a beautiful city. I visited there" sound strange too?

And "Kyoto is a big city. I visited it" is fine?

Thank you

OP

 

[5jj]

Yes and yes.