Travel Channel’s favorite adventurer and explorer Josh Gates (“Expedition Unknown”) pursues the unexpected stories behind fabled places around the globe on a new season of “Legendary Locations,” premiering Tuesday, April 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Thirteen new episodes will be expanded into an hour-long format for the show’s second season.Continue Reading
Curious to know what a near-death experience feels like, but without any traumatic event inducing it? Thanks to the wonders of virtual reality, you now can! The Flatline Experience is a VR trip to the Other Side. Literally. It’s not a “game” per se. Since I haven’t had the pleasureContinue Reading
Would you like to go on a paranormal and mysteries-themed cruise? (Heck, would you like to go on a cruise period? I know I’m always game for that!) However, if you’d like your getaway to include mingling with like-minded folks and attending presentations by notable guest speakers in the paranormalContinue Reading
Christine (C.A.) Verstraete is the author of Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter. The Haunting of Dr. Bowen: A Mystery in Lizzie Borden’s Fall River (releasing August 4, 2017 and available for pre-order now), offers another view of the Borden murders –through the eyes of the Bordens’ neighbor and family physician, Dr.Continue Reading
The solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 is being dubbed the Great American Eclipse. (Naturally. Everything has to have a snazzy catch-phrase these days, right?) However, to be fair, this is a pretty significant astronomical event for the United States. It deserves some hoopla. Are you ready for it? OrContinue Reading
I’ve seen them called a couple of different names, such as tragedy selfies or disaster selfies. Lately I’ve noticed a lot of articles about such selfies, like: Artist Shames Tourists Taking Inappropriate Selfies At The Holocaust Memorial Site In Berlin (NSFW) Yolocaust or Cheeky Exploit? ‘Dark tourism’ and selfies: WhatContinue Reading
We’re excited to announce the addition of a new page under the Ghost Tours, Walks & Hunts section: Macabre and Unusual Tours. This isn’t to be confused with our Haunted Places section. That’s where we compile sites that list haunted places, as well as track certain haunted places ourselves, likeContinue Reading
Check out this marvelous Top 25 Dark Tourist Spots infographic from Baltic Travel Company. This is one of the neatest dark tourism lists/infographics I’ve seen yet. There’s a few places on here I haven’t seen on previous lists. (Such as numbers 2, 9, 17 and 18.) With a bit o’luck,Continue Reading
A long time ago my friend Jade Walker sent me a link (that I unfortunately no longer have) asking if Haunt Jaunts is dark tourism. I think the link was to the Institute for Dark Tourism Research, but for some reason I didn’t save it so I’m not positive aboutContinue Reading
On a recent trip to Carson City, Nevada, I couldn’t help but stop and check out Donner Pass. At the Donner Pass Memorial site is a tall monument with a few members of the party on top. Top of the monument is the height of the snow the year theContinue Reading
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