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The Independent · travel

What is ‘dark tourism’? Why tourists visit destinations with tragic histories

Dark tourism spots such as Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the killing fields in Cambodia draw thousands of tourists a year – Amelia Neath explores why the motivations behind visiting these places are not nearly as dark as the…

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