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9 Most Controversial Tourist Attractions
History is full of scandals and messes which which can’t deny, but more bizarre is the most controversial tourist attractions that will be discussed in this list.
The world is a beautiful place filled with wonders but there also exist history that can not be forgotten or incident too hard to let go as well as scandals that have impacted the way we see our world.
The most controversial tourist attractions, not only offer sightseeing but some of them can be pretty little dangerous. Additionally, the story of these tourist centers is different from each other, while some may offer a sight of wonders, some echo the darkness of our past and cries of the people that were the direct recipient of the actions past.
So, in this article, we will present to you some of the most controversial tourist attractions in the world and what stories they tell. While these stories may be stories of suffering rather than happiness, horrid and violent acts, they however remind us that we can be better as humans.
1. London Dungeon
The London Dungeon is one of the most popular tourist attraction centers in the United Kingdom. The site offers a hallowing experience of being a place where heinous crime was committed against humanity. One of the things that make this look so controversial is the fact that people are convenient about the death that happened in history that this site depicts.
London Dungeon recreated the macabre medieval history where people laugh at death. Additionally, it represents the pinnacle of horrific depictions of death as a tradition that once existed in history with plays and acts depicting horrors and art of decaying bodies and skeletons in other to entertain people. Well, when you laugh at death, watch your back before the grim reaper comes knocking.
2. Cu Chi Tunnels
Cu Chi Tunnels is one of the vast tunnels in Vietnam connecting an immense network of tunnels. This tunnel was used during the Vietnam War by soldiers to communicate among troops and send supplies as well as coordinate and launch attacks that cost countless lives.
Tourists have found one thing or another with the Cu Chi Tunnel even though the tunnel claimed many American soldier’s lives. During the war, American soldiers struggle for their lives as well as many killings of the Vietnam people.
All these events took place in what is now considered a tourist center which even offers pleasure rides and shooting of AK-47 rifles. This is one of the most controversial tourist attractions given the history of the place.
3. The Devils Island
Devils Island was a French-occupied colony that was in operation for 100 years during the colonization period. The Island which is the third largest island of the Îles du Salut island group in the Atlantic Ocean is located in French Guiana.
Devils Island was used by the French as a holding prison for some of the most notorious French criminals. Their offense majorly ranges from murder or offending Napoleon III or deserters from French colonies who wish not to fight for the French empire.
The Island was the heart of the most inhumane things that you can think of, and now, though it is a very dangerous place and an uninhabited territory, it is, however, now a destination for many people who wants to go sightseeing. The Island records numerous numbers of death, from people who try to escape the Island to people who were used to popularize brawls in the prison.
4. Jarawa Reserve, Andaman Islands
The Jarawa people are the indigenous tribe of the Andaman Islands in India. This reserve is one of the most controversial tourist attractions due to the fact that the Jarawa tribe is a tribe that is almost extinct. The native people of this land, do not wear any cloth, they are always bare bodies and are referred to as the balkest tribes in the whole world.
The indigenous people of this tribe are marred sometimes treated like animals or savages and what makes it more controversial is the fact that people pay to come and see them, like see the tribe that wears no clothes on. They are about 500 in total today, and though they may be black complexion which many mistake them for Africans, they are, however, the indigenous tribe of India.
5. Plastinarium in Guben
Well, among the destinations on this list of tourist attractions that are controversial, this ranks as unusual. Like, who wants to go to a plastinarium. Plastination is the process and technique used in anatomy to preserve a body for study purposes.
Plastinarium which is located in Germany shows the preservation of human bodies and their dissection is a topic that is talked about, while medical practitioners see, it as an advancement to better learn more about human biology while known medical tourists are not so much in love with the idea of knowing the hardcore plastination process.
6. Dharavi Slum
The purpose of tourism is to create a fun-filled atmosphere in addition to learning more about the community while creating a sense of feeling in connection to the said place. Tourism in India is much more than a holiday trip, especially in the region of Dharavi Slum, which is related to a deep exploration of India’s unexplored mystery or misery.
Dharavi situated in the capital city of India, Mumbai is the World’s largest slum area. And it was popularized by the Oscar-winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire, which revealed the poverty and miseries of the people in this community.
With changing trends in tourism culture people are now discovering an interest in observing the lives of people in slums. But the question that arises here is that the foul smell, shattered huts, and pathetic how will people choose to see people in this condition?
7. Cuba
The home country of Fidel Castro is a no-go area for tourists as the United States of America laid an embargo on the country warning its citizen from going to Cuba for any purpose.
The controversies started during the Cuban Revolution war when the American government was involved in taking over and attempting to tumble the government when Fidel Castro led s revolution to liberate the people by forming a government and later nationalizing American companies.
It is still illegal for Americans to travel to Cuba for tourism unless it is on special permission and has to be granted with proof that the trip is for professional research or educational reasons. Additionally, it is one of the biggest controversial tourists attraction owning that it is just 90 miles from Florida.
8. Lower Ninth Ward
It is a thing for people to go on a tourist adventure to learn a thing about history or sightseeing. Lower Ninth Ward is the case of a disastrous incident that struck the people of New Orleans, which was known as Hurricane Katrina. But instead of people coming to their aid, their town was turned into a tour center to see the disaster that befell the town.
It is one of the most controversial tourist attraction as the people trooping into the town does not care about the place or the people, instead, they pay for exploring the neighborhood on a so-called Katrina tour while residents were expecting aid and support.
9. Pripyat
This is one of the most disastrous events in recent times that has now turned into a site for a tour as many people died here! The town of Pripyat was built in 1970 to house workers and their families at the Chornobyl nuclear power station. The city was abandoned in 1986 after a “routine experiment” went horribly wrong.
Chornobyl’s fourth reactor exploded, sending plumes of radiation into the sky, equivalent to that of Hiroshima, 400 times higher. Because of the nature of the incident, tourists were forced to sign a waiver exempting the tour operator from all responsibility in the event they later suffer from radiation-related health problems.