The so-called travel trend of dark tourism has mystified academics and sun-seeking holidaymakers alike for years, as some travellers continue to be compelled to visit places with dark pasts instead of ...

If you've ever wanted to visit — or actually visited — locations where disasters or tragedies occurred, you're not alone. This style of travel even has its own name: dark tourism. While dark tourism ...

What draws people to the remnants of grief, violence, and ruin? The forgotten is becoming unforgettable, and each abandoned place hides something more than decay. Look closely, and you’ll see; it’s ...

Over four years in the early 1970s, Cambodia, a Southeast Asian country now frequented by backpacking tourists, faced one of the worst human atrocities imaginable– a state-sponsored genocide wiping ...

CHARLESTON — It was dark. The waning gibbous moon cast a faint glow across everything that was not hidden in the shadows. The crisp autumn breeze sent chills up the arm. Tour guide Nathan Cowan led a ...

This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. BERLIN — On a Wednesday afternoon in late August, I traveled to a tourist attraction in the heart of Germany's capital. If I ...

“Dark tourism is a special type of tourism, which involves visits to tourist attractions and destinations that are associated with death, suffering, disasters and tragedies venues. Visiting dark ...