World's 10 most incredibly cheesy towns you can't help but love

Las Vegas, US

The ultimate cheesy destination gets incredibly draining after a couple of days, but approach it with a sense of giddy awe, and that first 48 hours or so can be magnificent fun. The ludicrousness of, well, everything is addictive. A giant replica Eiffel Tower! A rollercoaster running through a hotel! A reconstruction of Venice's Grand Canal! But there's also some serious quality amongst the chintz – especially when it comes to the Cirque du Soleil shows. See visitlasvegas.com

Whitby, England

Whitby has that touch of faded, seaside glamour about it – slightly forlorn-looking amusement arcades and an infestation of fish and chip shops. The hokey factor comes from being the place where Dracula landed, and the town plays host to more than its fair share of goths. But there's a twinkle of magic amongst the grit – especially with the boat trips on the harbour and the atmospheric ruins of Whitby Abbey high on the hilltop. See visitwhitby.com

Vang Vieng, Laos

Vang Vieng was once hideous. When it was overrun with backpacker bars, and drunks tubing down the river, it was something of a hellscape. But now the party scene has been shifted on, doing the river tubing sober is a delight, and Vang Vieng has reinvented itself as an adventure tourism hotspot. It's still very much just for tourists, but those tourists are now climbing cliffs, trekking and riding mountain bikes rather than using "party" as a verb.

Niagara Falls, Canada

Make no mistake, the town of Niagara Falls is a garish nightmare with massive hotels, iffy restaurants and all manner of corporate branding. But the falls themselves are genuinely awesome, and the range of ways to see them – from a high tower, on a helicopter flight, along a walkway that goes behind the falls, on a boat that heads into the spray at the base – is fabulous. See niagarafallstourism.com

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

This gorgeous Bohemian town is undoubtedly way too popular for its own good, and in the summer months, its narrow, cobbled streets heave with daytrippers. But it isn't half beautiful. Set in the loop of the Vltava river, the town is topped by a painted renaissance castle. It also does splendid (and cheap) beers, best consumed in a riverside bar after a leisurely rafting trip downstream. See ckrumlov.info

Negril, Jamaica

Negril is a long, thin resort town that spreads for several kilometres along Jamaica's east coast, and as such it should be a soulless affair with low quality restaurants and bars aimed purely at tourists. There is some of that, but there is genuine local character too. Many of the bars are laughably ramshackle and basic, but that's where the authenticity that saves Negril comes in. So many of the nightly parties are not aimed at visitors. See visitjamaica.com

Key West, US

Right at the end of the Florida Keys, Key West is the sort of place where men in Hawaiian shirts and sandals sit on bar stools, drinking margaritas, all day. And you know what? That's kinda great. There's plenty to see in the town – including Harry Truman's 'winter White House' and the six-toed cats that inhabit the former home of Ernest Hemingway. But it's the let it all hang out vibe that makes Key West loveable. See visitflorida.com

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