Traveling is perhaps one of the best ways to learn more about life in other parts of the world. However, when this learning comes at the cost of doing some of the most stupid things imaginable, it becomes a nightmare for others around us. Obviously, taking selfies with your loved ones or buying a few souvenirs is nice, as it allows you to relive those precious moments later on in life.

However, this isn’t just enough for some of the tourists. A simple selfie or a store-bought item cannot match the thrill of taking epic Instagram selfie atop ancient statues, endangering wildlife, or even destroying ancient stone walls!

In this article, we have compiled a list of twenty-five such instances where tourists did the absolute stupidest things imaginable. Without making you wait any longer, let’s check out the article now!


DESTROYING AN OREGON SANDSTONE FORMATION
 This unique sandstone formation in Oregon, which is also called the “duckbill” formation or “Pedestal Rocks”, was vandalized by some tourists who thought it was a really cool idea to mount it and take some selfies. This prominent Oregon icon was pushed down when these tourists decided to ignore the fencing put in place and climb this rock formation.

EGYPTIAN TEMPLE BEING VANDALIZED BY A CHINESE
 Honestly, we have no idea why tourists do this, but it is actually one of the most common things some visitors do to ruin ancient monuments – by scribing their names on the walls! This is exactly what this Chinese teen did when he scribed “Ding Jinhao was here” in an ancient Egyptian temple. Naturally, the netizens were extremely furious when they saw this!

PLUCKING LOTUS AT A CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL-PARK
 This time, it’s a Chinese place in question. The Longqiao Cultural and Ecological Park was all set to be reopened, but the authorities had to close it because of some rowdy tourists who decided to pluck the lotus flowers without permission. And as if this wasn’t enough for them, some tourists even jumped over the fences and decided to catch stream fishes!

TOURISTS KNOCKING DOWN A STATUE WHILE TAKING A SELFIE
 GRAFFITI AT THE COLOSSEUM
 Scribing messages on the walls of ancient monuments isn’t just a teenage thing. This 42-year-old tourist from Russia carved the letter K on a wall of colosseum that is well over two thousand years old! The authorities concluded that the carving was quite notable even from far and ordered him to pay a fine of twenty thousand euros!

“GREEN” COLORED HOT SPRING BECAUSE OF COINS THROWN BY TOURISTS
 The Morning Glory hot spring in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming turned green from blue after tourists started throwing coins, as apparently, it brought good luck! Ironically, the same people are referring to this spring pool as Fading Glory instead of Morning Glory. Seriously?!

CHASING TIBETAN ANTELOPES FOR PICTURES
 A group of seven tourists decided to chase the Tibetan Antelopes (endangered species according to IUCN) in two SUVs just to click some pictures! And the chase didn’t stop at any point. They went ahead and broke into the protected area of Selincro National Reserve in order to get closer to the animals.

Thankfully, one person was smart enough to film the entire episode on the camera, which allowed the authorities to identify and later arrest the culprits. The group of tourists was only released after each of them paid fifteen thousand yuans as fine!

AZALEA TREE BRANCHES FOR BBQ
 Azalea trees in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture are loved by tourists from around the world. However, some weren’t just content with looking at these beautiful and rare trees. Instead, they plucked the flowers and broke the branches, and made use of them to cook barbeque! And if that wasn’t enough, they even uprooted the trees’ trunk!
 THE MESSIEST BEACH YOU’D EVER COME ACROSS!

The Margate beach in the United Kingdom was converted into a messy place after tourists left behind all the plastic bottles, plates, and other stuff after a party. The waste was left behind by around five hundred people, so you can imagine the quantity of waste left there! The chief of the District Council termed the incident extremely disappointing.
 SEND NUDES!
 DESTROYING PINK GRASS
 In the Hangzhou province of China, the rare breed of pink grass was destroyed by the tourists who tried to sit in the grass and take selfies! These grasses take years to grow, and are very rare to be found, and they were destroyed completely as the visiting tourists ignored the barriers and kept ruining the plants.

DESTROYING ANCIENT HINDU STONE PILLARS AT HAMPI
 This UNESCO world heritage site faced the wrath of tourists when they decided it was a fun and cool thing to knock down the stone pillars at Hampi. The temples, which are associated with the Hindu god Vishnu, are centuries old and were destroyed when a group of four young men thought it was cool to push the rock pillars. Fortunately, the entire episode was recorded on camera, which allowed the authorities to identify the culprits and later arrest them

BURYING A USED DIAPER ON THE BEACH!
A renowned beach in Boracay, Philippines was forced to close for a day for cleaning as a Chinese tourist buried a used diaper not in some dustbin, but in the beach sand, which was recorded on camera. Her partner, on the other hand, was seen washing the child’s buttock using the seawater! The video was shared online and made the netizens extremely furious.