Hong Kong
CNN
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Many travelers associate tourist information centers with maps and help finding a nearby public bathroom.
But Tammy Mermelstein counts her visits to tourist info booths as some of the highlights of her recent holiday in Japan.
The Houston-based mom of two spent more than a year planning her family’s three-week trip to Japan. Though she came back with some special souvenirs — like scraps from a kimono found in a flea market and turned into wall art — she loves showing off the book of stamps she collected from traveler information centers and other tourist attractions around the country.
In some parts of Europe, the tourist…