<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Jamie Davis Smith</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I seek advice from others when I'm <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/favorite-us-cities-to-live-in-according-to-frequent-traveler-2024-9">traveling to new cities</a>, but I felt led astray in Venice.</li><li>Everyone I spoke to, in addition to people on the internet, said I should buy a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/day-trip-to-florida-keys-ferry-key-west-express-review-2024-7">ferry pass</a>.</li></ul><p>Whenever I visit a new place, I like to seek out advice from those who have visited before.</p><p>While I was planning a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/italy-venice-rome-milan-trip-visit-things-to-do-2023-2">family trip to Venice</a>, many sources on the internet and people in real life said springing for an unlimited ferry pass was essential. Because Venice is built around a series of canals, ferries are the city's main form of public transportation.</p><p>Now that I've wasted over $100, though, I can say the passes weren't worth it for my family.</p>