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TTP celebrates the goofy pictures we pose for when we let our guard down as tourists – because photos of sunsets and statues can get pretty damn boring.
We love to connect with fellow travelers who don't take themselves too seriously -- and especially seek contributions from childhood vacation albums!
SUBMITTED BY: Eugene Mirman LOCATION: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sometimes we surprise ourselves with the level of sophistication and political clout of our Tacky Tourist correspondents. Comedian Eugene Mirman recently trekked to Denmark to report on the most pretentiously named international summit of 2009 — the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Just like Tacky Tourist Photos, [...]
Tacky Tourist Photos is obviously a fun and wildly insightful online project, but there’s nothing like actually meeting fellow fans of the genre!
As you may already know from our fruitful media campaign, we were delighted to participate in our first live art gallery show, New Hampshire’s Floating Gallery — thank you, Beth Eisenberg — with [...]
At an emergency session, the Executive Board of Tacky Tourist Photos unconditionally condemned the use of a souvenir statue to attack Italian Prime Minister Silvio Burlesconi at a political rally in Milan:
“Whereas souvenir statues are meant to be peacefully displayed on dusty bookshelves and mantelpieces…. And whereas the Duomo Cathedral of Milan is a beacon [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Rebecca & Steven Resnick LOCATION: Israel (2008)
Their family vacation was only a year ago, but Rebecca and her brother Steven can’t remember exactly where they took these precious “Hole-in-the-Head” shots of Moses and a Crusader.
“We know it was somewhere in northern Israel, possibly in the Golan Heights area, but disagree on whether [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Steve Mandich LOCATION: Williamsburg, Virginia (1975)
The Stockholm Syndrome is when a hostage starts to empathize with his or captors. The Colonial Williamsburg Syndrome is when a torture victim has no memory of being tortured.
Five-year-old Steve Mandich is seen here lifelessly dangling from the stockades as sister Cheryl, 10, sticks out her [...]
NASHUA, NH — To raise money for the Nashua Soup Kitchen, the curators of TackyTouristPhotos.com will stage a daring and ambitious piece of performance art called “Be the Mona Lisa” at the Floating Art Gallery on Sunday, Dec. 6.
Visitors will substitute their heads for the famous smiling lady immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci. Yes, this [...]
