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CulturalIndoor
• High and low culture
• High culture which includes so called ‘fine arts’ – paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, classical music, opera, theatre and literature
• Low or popular culture e.g. sport, music, sport, folk dancing, gastronomy, handicrafts
• Little distinction now as marketing has ‘popularised’ all forms of culture
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Cultural Indoor
• Museums and art galleries-54.6 million visitors 2006 UK
• Exhibitions attract large numbers visitors e.g. Monet and Lord of the Rings at Te Papa
• Guggenheim museum, Bilbao constructed to attract visitors to the city
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Cultural - Indoor
• Museums can be former homes e.g. Graceland, Memphis – 2nd only to White House in numbers of visitors
• Gastronomical
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Cultural - Outdoor
• Festivals
• Music shows
• Visits to sites and monuments
• Authentic villages
• Ceremonies
• Architecture
• Sport
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Environmental
• Gardens
• Natural attractions e.g. Milford Sound
• Lakes
• Mountains
• Walks
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Urban recreation
• Shopping
• Historic buildings
• Architecture
• Events
• Atmosphere
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Categories
• Experiential tourism
• Rural tourism
• Health tourism
• Industrial tourism
• Religious tourism
• Dark tourism
• Eco tourism