Grief Tourism

Travel to areas affected by natural disasters, places where people were murdered, etc.

Sin City is better known for gambling, sex, parties and Las Vegas shows, but everyone knows there is a dark side to Vegas tourism.

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Vaughan Street Jail in Winnipeg, Canada

3rd June 2007

Vaughan Street Jail or Jailhouse is not usually open to the public, but when it is open it is called dark tourism. Hundreds got a rare glimpse of the 126-year-old concrete fortress Saturday. It was one of 52 buildings involved in the annual Doors Open Winnipeg weekend to show off the insides of historic structures [...]

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