VENICE—City officials confirmed Monday that the humble floating jetty outside the Gritti Palace hotel—a once-overlooked rectangle of wood now dubbed the “Kardashian Jetty”—has been elevated to the city’s top tourist attraction, as visitors clamor to brush fingertips across the plank allegedly trod by Kim Kardashian during Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding extravaganza.

Tour groups now queue for hours, armed with selfie sticks and a vague sense of spiritual longing, hoping to absorb just a fraction of the celebrity essence said to emanate from the hallowed timber. “I came all the way from Tulsa just for the chance to stand exactly where Kim Kardashian lost her balance a little bit getting off the water taxi,” said Shelley Hammersmith, 43, as she wrung her hands with anticipation. “It’s a life-changing experience.”

Local entrepreneur Fabio Bianchi has responded to the demand by launching the “Jetty Immersion Tour,” offering commemorative splinters and a mock paparazzi chase for €200 per person. “You walk the same boards as Kim, wear the same confused expression as Timothée Chalamet did when he realized the prosecco was non-alcoholic—this is history in the making,” Bianchi explained as he adjusted his sash emblazoned with “Cultural Icon.”

While some Venetians have expressed concern that the city is devolving into a glorified celebrity footstep museum, others are more pragmatic. “At least it’s not another glass shop,” shrugged Igor Scomparin, a gondolier. “Besides, the jetty is more structurally sound than my marriage.”

Vatican insiders report rumors of the Pope considering a pilgrimage to the Kardashian Jetty later this year, though he is said to be holding out for confirmation that Beyoncé once looked in its general direction.