50 Dark Destinations

Adam Lynes is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University.Craig Kelly is Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University.James Treadwell is Professor in Criminology at Staffordshire University.

“Fun and scholarly, engaging and academic, interesting and intellectual, and should be widely read by anyone interested in violence, trauma, memory, memorialisation, war, museums and history. The subject matter is gruesome and chilling but at the same time accessible and illuminating.” Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg“Captures how all societies have fascinations with the macabre, but pushes this notion to ask how curiosity became tourism. ... Should leave us reflecting on our age where everything has a price but do we really understand the price that has been paid?" Lisa Mckenzie, University of Bedfordshire

• Introduction - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell1. Cocaine Bear: Lexington, Kentucky, USA - Travis Linnemann2. Whitney Plantation: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Thomas Raymen3. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution: Washington DC, USA - Alice Storey4. From Newgate Prison to Tyburn Tree: the Old Bailey, London, UK - Peter Joyce and Wendy Laverick5. Jack the Ripper Tour: Whitechapel, London, UK - Kevin Hoffin6. The Alcatraz East Crime Museum: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA - Laura Hammond7. The Museum of Death: Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA - Loukas Ntanos8. The Royal Armouries Museum: Leeds, UK - Sarah Jones9. The Black Dahlia tour: Los Angeles, California, USA - David Wilson10. The Execution Dock: Wapping, East London, UK - Wendy Laverick and Peter Joyce11. Auschwitz: Oświęcim, Poland - Tammy Ayres and Sarah Hodgkinson12. Jeju 4:3 memorial: Jeju Island, South Korea - Robin West13. Museum Dr. Guislain: Ghent, Belgium - Sophie Gregory14. Karosta Prison Hotel: Liepāja, Latvia - Melindy Duffus15. The Clink prison-based restaurant: Brixton, London, UK - Dan Rusu16. The 9/11 memorial and museum: New York, New York, USA - John Bahadur Lamb17. The Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crimes: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Eamonn Carrabine18. Choeung Ek killing field: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Luke Telford19. Blue lights in the Red Light District: Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ben Colliver20. Trophy hunting: sub-Saharan Africa - Patrick Berry and Gary R. Potter21. 'The ugly side to the beautiful game': Qatar - Grace Gallacher22. Burning Man festival: Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA - Keith Hayward23. Magaluf: Majorca - Simon Winlow24. 'Holiday Hooters': Hong Kong - Katie Lowe25. Scilla: Calabria, Italy - Anna Sergi26. The Kray twins tours: London, UK - Craig Ancrum27. Backpacking in the outback: Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia - Eveleigh Buck-Matthews and Craig Kelly28. The hippie trail: Nepal, South Asia - Emiline Smith29. The Museum of Confiscated Art: Brest, Belarus - Donna Yates and Hannah London30. Steroid holidays: Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - Nick Gibbs31. The Souks: Tunis, Tunisia - Kyla Bavin and James Treadwell32. Mezhyhirya Residence Museum: Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine - Tereza Østbø Kuldova and Jardar Østbø33. The great British seaside: various locations, UK - Neil Chakraborti34. The Biggie mural: Brooklyn, New York, USA - Natasha Pope35. The Rebus guided tour: Edinburgh, UK - Ian R. Cook and Michael Rowe36. Volunteer tourism - 'doing it for the 'gram': Cambodia, Southeast Asia - Orlando Woods37. The Staycation: home - Jack Denham38. The 'suicide forest': Aokigahara, Japan - Max Hart39. Pitcairn Island: Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean - Steve Wadley40. Favela tours: Rio De Janerio, Brazil - Duncan Frankis and Selina Patel Nascimento41. Skid Row walking tours: Los Angeles, California, USA - Craig Kelly42. The 2019-2020 anti-extradition protests: Hong Kong - Jane Richards43. The Maldives: Republic of Maldives, Indian Ocean - Emiline Smith and Oliver Smith44. Death Road: La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia - Joe Garrihy45. Vulture brains and muthi markets: Johannesburg, South Africa - Angus Nurse46. Dark Tourism, ecocide and alpine ski resorts: the Alps, Europe - Oliver Smith47. Boho Zone: Middlesbrough, UK - Emma Winlow48. One Hyde Park: London, UK - Rowland Atkinson49. Amazon warehouse tours: Rugeley, UK or virtual tour - Adam Lynes50. Disney World: Orlando, Florida, USA - Anthony LloydConclusion - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell