6 tourist locations around the world where selfie sticks are banned

Several tourist attractions around the world have banned the use of the selfie sticks in their establishment.

AP reports that a French palace and a British museum are the latest to join the growing list of global tourist attractions to take such measures.

Selfie stick are devices used to improve snapshots, but critics say they are obnoxious and potentially dangerous.

To this end, officials at Palace of Versailles outside Paris, and Britain's National Gallery in London, announced the bans of selfie stick saying they need to protect artworks and other visitors.

Here are 6 other places that have banned the use of selfie sticks in their establishment: