Dark Tourism: Creepy attractions around the world that freeze blood in your veins
The fascination with mysteries and death has lasted since people, but dark tourism has only recently got its name. The only thing that can be scarier than scary places is the behavior of tourists who are not aware of where they are ...
The horror that grips tourists walking around the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone or Nazi concentration camps from all over the world has always been irresistible. The smell of death over seemingly harmless landscapes intrigues even years after the horrific events. Although dark tourism has only recently been given a recognizable name, the fascination with the inexplicable has lasted since people.
But what arouses horror in such places that serve as a warning not to repeat the past is inappropriate behavior and photography. Therefore, those who decide to explore the dark corners of the world are advised to behave in accordance with the place where they are, that is, to show him respect.
Auschwitz concentration camp
"Rarely can any place in the world evoke as much emotion in a person as Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp in Nazi Germany. When I traveled to Krakow several years ago, my trip also included a visit to this world-class crime scene, only half an hour away from the city.
People tell you about their experiences when they visit that concentration camp, but multiply everything that people tell you by a hundred. Then you may be closer to the real state of what awaits you. "
a reminder of all the crimes committed before and during World War II.
Dachau concentration camp
If you have ever gone on a tour of the Castles of Bavaria, which is sold by many travel agencies in Croatia, then you have certainly visited Dachau, the second largest city in the federal state of Bavaria in Germany.
Dachau is one of those cities that you think has nothing to offer but a castle and a historic center. A couple of hotels, several restaurants and the proximity of Munich are its main features. But that's not really the case.
This is one of those cities that has “participated” in the greatest crime in human history. Dachau is a city that was home to a Nazi concentration camp.
Pripyat and Chernobyl
The twilight zone from 30 years ago is now a tourist attraction. In April 1986, the reactor of four Chernobyl nuclear power plants exploded, releasing large amounts of radioactive chemicals into the air that polluted millions of square kilometers. About 50,000 residents of the nearby town of Pripyat, built by Soviet authorities for power plant workers, had to move out within two days. 30 people died at the site of the explosion, and thousands more from the effects of the radiation.
Today, Pripyat is safe, but only tourists visit the City of Ghosts. But you can't go just like that, the tour requires a government permit. Tourist arrangements have been flourishing in Kiev for several years now, offering a one-day tour of Chernobyl and Pripyat, and if you wish, you can also spend the night.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The dome of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima is a monument to the victims of the bombing of that Japanese city in 1945. The atomic bomb killed 80,000 people, injured 35,000 people, and killed a total of 200,000 people as a result of the radiation.
Most of the buildings were destroyed within a five-kilometer radius of where the bomb detonated. The dome of the atomic bomb is one of the few that has withstood the blow. Today, there is a monument of peace, or the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which witnesses a gruesome tragedy.
Pompeii
The ancient city was destroyed in 79 BC by the eruption of Vesuvius. A cloud of ash that exploded 20 kilometers into the air, after which it began to fall, rolling down the mountain at 110 kilometers per hour, slaughtering fields and cities, destroying everything in its path, within a radius of 500 square kilometers - some called the wrath of the gods.
The Catacombs of Paris
In the famous catacombs of Paris, deep beneath the hustle and bustle of one of the largest cities in the world lie the remains of more than six million people. But despite the piles of skulls shyly illuminated by light and suffocating air, there was a wait at the entrance to the catacombs for hours before the coronavirus. Admission to one of the most popular tourist attractions in Paris is not recommended for the disabled, people with heart or respiratory diseases, as well as children.