By: Jigyasa Kakwani
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Dark tourism is when people visit places linked to tragic events or painful history. These places, scattered all over the world, attract thousands of visitors every year.
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In this case, 'dark' refers to events that are part of history's harshest moments. It is not about ghosts or unsafe locations at all.
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It can be anything from disaster zones or war-hit areas to museums and memorials that tell stories of grief, survival and historical loss.
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Some visit to understand a personal or family link to a past event. Others are curious about what happened at these sites of tragedy.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau - Poland
Hiroshima Peace Memorial - Japan
Chernobyl - Ukraine
9/11 Memorial Museum - US
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Jallianwala Bagh - Amritsar
Gandhi Smriti - Delhi
Cellular Jail - Port Blair
Roopkund - Uttarakhand
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