Dark tourism, or grief tourism and black tourism, is traveling to places where there is death, tragedy, and the macabre. One of the largest niches of dark tourism is visiting ancient cemeteries, haunted places, and war zones. These places provide an educational and reflective experience for those who travel for broader insights into history, culture, and human endurance.
Whether the magnet is the eerie loveliness of a centuries-long graveyard or the mournful quiet of a battle-scarred war zone, dark tourism presents a unique prism through which to observe the past and the present.