Gallery: Explore the World's Most Morbid Tourist Attractions

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    Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake Ruins Tour, Yingxiu, China. A tourist group at Xuankou middle school, where about 53 died, and Xuankou grade school, where about 250 died.
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    Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake Ruins Tour, Hanwang Zhen, China. An industry town where about 3,000 were killed in the earthquake.
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    Rwanda Genocide Memorial Tour, Rwanda. Ntarama genocide memorial site.
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    Rwanda Genocide Memorial Tour, Rwanda. Bisesero genocide memorial site.
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    An abandoned amusement park. Located in the the empty ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine, not far from the Chernobyl power plant.
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    The central town hotel, Polessye. Located in the the empty ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine, not far from the Chernobyl power plant.
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    Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Poland. In Oswiecim (KL Auschwitz I), Block 4, Room 4, are cans that contained Cyclone B (Zyklon B) used for killing in gas chambers.
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    The grounds of Dealey Plaza, JFK Assassination Trail, Dallas, Texas.
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    Karostas Cietums, Extreme Night, Latvia.
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    Karostas Cietums, the only military prison in Europe open to tourists, Latvia.
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    The martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. The village was destroyed during WWII.
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    The martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. Lanot butcher’s shop.
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    Mleeta Resistance Tourist Landmark, Lebanon. The Abyss: A structural scenic art piece that has been formed of several armed vehicles and weapons of the Israeli enemy army and its army of collaborators.
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    Maroun Al-Ras park, playground, Lebanon.
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    Choeunk Ek (The Killing Fields) memorial, Cambodia. Choeunk Ek souvenier shop.
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