Tag: dark-tourism
All the articles with the tag "dark-tourism".
Houska Castle, Czech Republic: Inside the Gothic Fortress Built to Trap the Gateway to Hell
Inward-facing fortifications, fake windows, and a Gothic chapel sealing a bottomless abyss: uncover the chilling architectural enigma of Bohemia's Houska Castle.
The Hill of Crosses, Lithuania: Inside the Baltic Mound of 100,000 Defiant Crucifixes
A windswept mound blanketed by 200,000 crucifixes, KGB midnight bulldozers, and rattling rosaries: explore Lithuania's Hill of Crosses (Kryžių Kalnas).
Villa Epecuén, Argentina: Inside the Drowned Salt Spa City Resurrected from the Depths
Submerged beneath 30 feet of corrosive brine for a quarter-century: explore the salt-bleached ruins, petrified ghost forests, and lone resident of Villa Epecuén.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium, USA: Inside Kentucky’s Gothic Fortress of the White Plague and the Body Chute
Tudor Gothic batwing corridors, radical pre-antibiotic surgeries, and the 500-foot underground Death Tunnel: explore Kentucky's historic Waverly Hills Sanatorium.