The definition of "tourism" is redefined as New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier sets his sights on the world of dark tourism. From nuclear tourism in Japan to Pablo Escobar-inspired tourism in Colombia to frontier tourism in Turkmenistan, David visits the world’s grisly and offbeat destinations, meeting travelers drawn to them, and the people telling these stories day after day.
David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.
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Japan
⭐ 7.8
Jul 20, 201841 min
David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
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United States
⭐ 7.3
Jul 20, 201841 min
David meets a Jeffrey Dahmer enthusiast in Milwaukee, takes two tours dedicated to JFK's assassination in Dallas and dines with vampires in New Orleans.
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The Stans
⭐ 7.3
Jul 20, 201842 min
In Kazakhstan, David and a fellow dark tourist swim in a lake formed by a nuclear blast. Later, David's trip to Turkmenistan doesn't go as planned
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Europe
⭐ 4.3
Jul 20, 201840 min
After participating in a World War II reenactment, David visits a disturbing museum. He then travels to Cyprus in hopes of seeing a forbidden city.
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South East Asia
⭐ 6.5
Jul 20, 201839 min
In Cambodia, David is offered the chance to shoot a cow. Later, he tours Myanmar before witnessing the cleaning of a mummified corpse in Indonesia.
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Africa
⭐ 6.0
Jul 20, 201840 min
David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.
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Back in the USA
⭐ 6.7
Jul 20, 201842 min
Charles Manson's pen pal gets confrontational in an interview. Also, David prepares for the end of the world and visits an extreme haunted house.