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Sightseeing

To go sightseeing; to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.

📖 Definitions of "Sightseeing"

verb

1
To go sightseeing; to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.

noun

1
The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.
"Sightseeing is a frequent reason to visit San Francisco."

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rubber-neckingnoun	going about to look at places of interest

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rubber-neckingnoun	going about to look at places of interest
tourismnoun	The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
touristic	Catering to tourists; touristy.
touristnoun	Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.
tournoun	A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
travelnoun	(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
excursionnoun	A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
travellingnoun	The act of one who travels; a journey.
outingnoun	A pleasure trip or excursion.
tripnoun	A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
visitnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
hikingnoun	Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.
strollnoun	A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
passengernoun	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
rideverb	(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
cruisenoun	A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
tourismenoun	—
space tourismnoun	Space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
sightnoun	(in the singular) The ability to see.
seeingverb	The act or fact of perceiving something with the eyes; eyesight.