sight·see·ing
ˈsīt-ˌsē-iŋ 
: the activity of visiting the famous or interesting places of an area : the act or pastime of seeing sights
We did a lot of sightseeing on our vacation.
We didn't go to the conference. We went sightseeing instead …—
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Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
It was eventually expanded to include sightseeing boats and fishing-gear rental—operating for decades and changing hands and names over the years—until the building was sadly destroyed by a fire in 2001.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Cultural sightseeing emerged as the top travel preference (38 percent), followed by nature sightseeing (37 percent), shopping (31 percent), and road trips (28 percent).
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Guests often combine their procedure with short sightseeing, a visit to the historic peninsula, or a walk along the Bosphorus.
—Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Skip the usual sightseeing in Salvador, and catch a boat to Morro de São Paulo, a beauty in its own right.
—Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
It was eventually expanded to include sightseeing boats and fishing-gear rental—operating for decades and changing hands and names over the years—until the building was sadly destroyed by a fire in 2001.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Cultural sightseeing emerged as the top travel preference (38 percent), followed by nature sightseeing (37 percent), shopping (31 percent), and road trips (28 percent).
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Guests often combine their procedure with short sightseeing, a visit to the historic peninsula, or a walk along the Bosphorus.
—Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sightseeing
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“Sightseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sightseeing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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