Thanatourist destination

Connected Sites: 24

Thanatourism = "travel to locations wholly, or partially, motivated by the desire for actual or symbolic encounters with death, depravity or disaster". See also this site

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Connected Sites

Kathmandu Valley
Inscribed: 1979
3.83
217
9
Pashupatinath Cremation Ghats
Auschwitz Birkenau
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
453
14
Holocaust Site
Genbaku Dome
Inscribed: 1996
3.16
248
20
Atom Bomb Site
Sighisoara
Sighisoara
Romania
Inscribed: 1999
3.23
260
7
Dracula Connotations
Forts and Castles Gold Coast
Inscribed: 1979
2.87
69
8
Slave Dungeons
Masada
Masada
Israel
Inscribed: 2001
3.77
255
11
Pompei
Pompei
Italy
Inscribed: 1997
4.38
596
8
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
Inscribed: 2010
1
0
Apparentlye There Are Some Tourist Facilities (Ab Ev)
Island of Gorée
Inscribed: 1978
2.89
80
3
Fujisan
Fujisan
Japan
Inscribed: 2013
3.57
256
8
Aokigahara Forest: History Of Suicides And The Place Has Long Been Associated With Death (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Fray Bentos
Inscribed: 2015
2.72
43
5
Slaughter House
Robben Island
Robben Island
South Africa
Inscribed: 1999
2.63
149
9
Australian Convict Sites
Inscribed: 2010
2.66
232
13
Port Arthur
See Www.Dark-Tourism.Com
Valongo Wharf
Inscribed: 2017
1.15
74
5
"It Is A Site Of Conscience, Which Illustrates Strong And Tangible Associations To One Of The Most Terrible Crimes Of Humanity, The Enslavement Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Creating The Largest Forced Migration Movement In History." (Ouv)
Guanajuato
Inscribed: 1988
3.86
152
10
Museum Of Mummies
See Www.Dark-Tourism.Com
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
Colosseum: "Some Also Regard It As One Of The Oldest Dark-Tourism Sites, Because The Arena Was In Ancient Roman Times Used For Brutal Bloodbath “Games” Such As Gladiator Fights And Throwing People Sentenced To Death To The Lions Or Other Wild Animals – All To The Public Delight Of Tens Of Thousands Of Spectators."
See Www.Dark-Tourism.Com
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
Inscribed: 2015
2.69
105
9
Kremlin and Red Square
Inscribed: 1990
4.02
346
8
Lenin Mausoleum
See Www.Dark-Tourism.Com
Venice and its Lagoon
Inscribed: 1987
4.51
828
18
Poveglia: "The Walls Of The Ancient Buildings On The Island Are Covered In Vines And Stained With Graffiti Left By Morbidly Curious Travellers – Known As Dark Tourists." (See Link)
See Www.Express.Co.Uk
ESMA Site Museum
Inscribed: 2023
1.92
45
3
Memorial Sites of Genocide
Inscribed: 2023
2.30
58
3
Cold winter deserts of Turan
Cold winter deserts of Turan
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2023
2.37
30
3
Aral Sea
See Www.Dark-Tourism.Com
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
Inscribed: 2023
2.96
236
11
Doumaumont Ossuary
See Www.Dark-Tourism.Com
Budapest
Budapest
Hungary
Inscribed: 1987
3.88
754
15
House Of Terror At Andrássy Út 60
See Www.Atlasobscura.Com