If a place or business meets our Things to Do listing guidelines, it may display in multiple categories:

Boat Tours & Water Sports include tours and experiences that involve boating, paddling, surfing, diving and other water-related activities.

Casinos & Gaming include casinos, dog tracks and horse tracks.

Classes & Workshops include experiences led by a teacher or guide where people can learn, make or build something in one day at a permanent location. Any item made during the class must be available to the customer on that same day.

• If the customer must come back at a later date to pick up the item or if the item is delivered to the customer, the class does NOT qualify to be listed.

Concerts & Shows include long-running shows at a permanent location. This includes plays, ballets, symphonies, operas, theatre companies and the theatres or venues where performances are held.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed:
• Performances operating less than 24 consecutive weeks of the year
• Traveling shows or shows on tour, which continuously move from one venue to another venue

Events listings are designed to show TripAdvisor travellers temporary Things to Do, such as festivals, parades and things that happen on an annual basis in one location.

Food & Drink includes wineries, breweries, pub crawls, food tours, cooking classes and farmers markets. (If the property serves food, you can request it as a restaurant instead.)

Fun & Games covers a range of activities, including (but not limited to) go-karts, bowling alleys, cinemas, mini-golf, indoor rock climbing, live-escape games and shooting ranges.

Museums include art, history, science, local interest, specialty and archival museums.

Nature & Parks include mountains, beaches, caves, parks and geologic formations.

Nightlife includes bars and clubs. Bars include all types of bars where people go for drinks (if the bar serves food, you can request it as a restaurant instead). Clubs include dance clubs and comedy clubs.

Outdoor Activities cover a range of outdoor experiences and places, including (but not limited to) treks, bike tours, horseback riding, scuba diving, hot air balloon rides, ski areas, parks, golf courses and beaches. Gear hire may qualify to be listed; allowed rentals include bicycles, skis, snowboards, snowmobiles, surfboards, boats, kayaks, segways, scooters, motorcycles, ATVs or speciality/classic/sports cars.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed:
• Blood sports (see our animal policy)
• Multi-day surf camps
• Car rentals
• Rentals of electronic equipment (mobile phones, tablets, GPS units etc.)
• Rentals of personal items (baby strollers, beach umbrellas, cameras etc.)

Shopping should have specific interest to travellers. This includes shopping centres, specialty stores, antique stores, gift shops and flea or street markets.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed:
• Businesses whose primary purpose is to provide a service such as money exchanges, banks, laundry services, electricians, plumbers, mechanics and related services.
• Online-only businesses
• Pop-up, mobile or non-permanent businesses
• Businesses that sell animals.
• Businesses whose primary purpose is selling guns.
• Businesses whose primary purpose is selling adult-oriented, erotic merchandise.

Sights & Landmarks cover a range of notable points of interest, including (but not limited to) monuments, statues, boardwalks, architecturally significant buildings, religious sites, ancient ruins and historical sites.

Tours includes tour operators, organisers, agencies, individuals or businesses that operate tours, activities, classes, cruises and experiences for travellers.

Spas & Wellness includes traditional spa facilities (with massages or facials), gyms or health clubs with day passes, and yoga or Pilates studios with drop-in classes. Gyms or health clubs must offer day passes to travellers and not sample passes designed to promote joining a private club or signing up for membership.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed:
• Gyms that require membership
• Hair and nail salons
• Multi-day yoga retreats
• Mobile massage services

Transportation includes taxi services, ferries, trams, limos, public transportation systems, private shuttles and other non-guided options.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed:
• Car rentals
• Ride-share companies

Traveller Resources include visitor centres, libraries, health clubs and other facilities that provide information and services to travellers.

Water & Amusement Parks include permanent, large-scale water parks, amusement parks and theme parks.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed in Water & Amusement Parks. We list them in Fun & Games instead:
• Children's play centres
• Public swimming pools

Zoos & Aquariums include places where people can go to see or to interact with animals.

• The following do NOT qualify to be listed in Zoos & Aquariums. We list them in Nature & Parks instead:
• Farms with animals to pet
• Animal rehabilitation centres
• Other properties which are not formal zoos or aquariums