Trip Advisor hasn't failed me, nor have the Lonely Planet region guides. You do see tourist traps high up in the list, but you also see high-rated, low-total-vo

Trip Advisor hasn't failed me, nor have the Lonely Planet region guides. You do see tourist traps high up in the list, but you also see high-rated, low-total-votes entries which can be gems. You'll have more luck if you focus the search as much as possible; "castles in france" won't be as good as "Renaissance France exhibits with disabled access in Aude"