architourism

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noun

Tourism involving seeing buildings and other architectural works.

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Meanings

nounarchitourism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableTourism involving seeing buildings and other architectural works.

    Its luxury loft rooms attract international visitors seeking the "architourism" experience of staying in the only hotel housed in a Wright structure.

    2004, "The Wright stuff: a reborn Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece attracts visitors to an Oklahoma oil town", Journal of Property Management, May/June 2004

Origin

Blend of architecture + tourism.

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APA

architourism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architourism

MLA

“architourism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architourism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “architourism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architourism.

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