👻The spooky season is upon us!👻
Have you ever seen the "Dark Tourist" on Netflix? The phenomenon of a Dark Tourist has been around for years. While most tourists like to visit and enjoy beaches, popular cities, and museums, while on holiday. There are some tourists, however, that enjoy the macabre and the horror! *insert evil laugh*
We compiled a list of fascinating and horrific places you can visit on your next trip!
The Island of Dolls in Xochimilco, Mexico,
Is filled with hundreds of abandoned dolls. Originally placed by the former owner of the island, Don Julian Santana Barrera. Julian believed that dolls helped to chase away the spirit of a girl drowned years ago. Julian died in 2001 of a heart attack. Visitors claim that the dolls move their eyes, heads, and limbs and that they're possessed by spirits.
The Sedlec Ossuary is a small chapel located in the Czech Republic
That is decorated with human bones. It is a small chapel located in Sedlec, in the suburbs of Kutna Hora, in the Czech Republic. The immense chandelier contains at least one of every human bone.
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Bran Castle in Transylvania is referred to as Dracula's castle.
Located in the center of Romania, is rumored to have once served as the prison for Vlad the Impaler, which was the inspiration for the character Dracula. Because Bran Castle is the only castle in all of Transylvania that actually fits Bram Stoker's description of Dracula's Castle, it is known throughout the world as Dracula's Castle.
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The Stanley Hotel is said to be haunted, and was the muse for Stephen King's "The Shining."
Stephen King's stayed at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado and those sleepless nights were what inspired him to write his 1977 best-selling horror novel, "The Shining." Many guests have said that they sensed the spiritual energy of past guests, and some even have captured photos that seem to show ghosts walking around the hotel.
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The Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Italy, are home to more than 8,000 mummified bodies.
Beneath the Capuchin Monastery in Sicily lie the Capuchin Catacombs, where nearly 8,000 mummified corpses are stored in open coffins. Visitors claim that they have seen two-year-old Rosalia Lombardo their most recent mummy, blink.
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The Akodessewa Fetish Market in Togo sells talismans related to voodoo magic.
Located in Togo's capital city of Lomé, The Akodessewa Fetish Market is the world's largest voodoo market. At the market, you can purchase a variety of macabre objects that serve as voodoo talismans and charms.
credit: Alexander Sarlay - Own work