Yeah, I've just discovered that for myself too. That kinda sucks and IMHO it's unnatural. In this case, what's the tourist gonna do if I visit a site out of turn - cover his eyes and yell "I'm not looking!"? Making you work for your rewards is one thing, but this is a bit absurd.
C'mon FD - why deny me the enjoyment of a route-planning exercise instead of spoon-feeding me destinations and making me do a load of very unenjoyable to-and-fro grind? I'm not asking for anything special - just to be able to use the normal existing game mechanics to best advantage.