Unusual types of tourism

Taking a trip to new places, we get acquainted with new sights, new products, new art and new civilizations. The cultural impact of tourism is undeniable, but the economic importance of tourism should not be underestimated. With $1 trillion spent by 1 billion tourists each year worldwide, it has literally become a new industry over the past few decades. But what happens when tourism rises to a whole new level to meet the challenges and demands of the new era? What happens when tourism becomes a different field of human activity, where an alternative view of it stimulates human curiosity and interest? Here you will learn about 10 unusual types of tourism that are becoming more popular.

Nuclear tourism

It is a relatively new type of tourism that emerged after the dawn of the Atomic Age. Curious tourists fascinated by the Atomic Age can visit places important to the history of the Atomic Age. These are places where significant nuclear power incidents have occurred. There are museums that specialize in atomic weapons, but the most visited are the places where atomic bombs were dropped or detonated. It goes without saying that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the two most visited places when it comes to nuclear tourism. You can also learn every detail about the Chernobyl nuclear accident and its effect on those who lived and worked in the area by visiting the Chernobyl Museum in Kyiv. Kiev Museum of Chernobyl is the most visited museum of this unusual type of tourism.



Thanks to the amazing success of the book and films about the Lord of the Rings, this unusual type of tourism appeared. Undoubtedly, the Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon popular with millions of fans and fans around the world, but hardly anyone could have imagined that it would become a reason for travel and tourism. Tolkienistic tourism allows fans of the Lord of the Rings to visit a fictional "planet", see important places mentioned in movies or books. And this planet is located in New Zealand, a country chosen by Peter Jackson for filming because of its beautiful nature.



Dark tourism revolves around anything that has to do with death, distress, tragedy, and in a few cases, even the afterlife. Among such tourists are places where there have been multiple deaths, mass suicides, or places of ancient rituals. One of the most visited places in the world is Dracula's castle in Romania, where he lived and killed people.



Nowadays, destinations for drug tourism are quite popular and legal. For personal use and fun, the capital of such tourism is Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During the year, the Dutch Marijuana Cafe attracts several million visitors from all over the world. When it comes to something more serious, Colombia immediately comes to mind. Goa is considered a very popular destination in India, where you can get anything at local rave parties. Despite the slowdown of this type of tourism, the Indian Malana can offer good quality hashish produced in large quantities.



Ghetto tourism is new to this list, having originated in the early 2000s. With the spread of hip-hop culture over the past 15 years, more and more people are interested in the places where this genre and culture originated. The American ghettos of Detroit, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles have become tourist attractions mainly because of young people interested in this particular lifestyle, wall inscriptions, music and clothing. Once a popular tour of the Real Bronx - bus trips, taking tourists through some of New York's most infamous ghettos. But unfortunately for visitors, the Real Bronx Tour only ended this year after local authorities and neighborhood residents deemed themselves offended by the way their neighborhoods were portrayed.



The name of this type of tourism speaks for itself. You can hardly find a more eerie or more dangerous type of tourism than shark diving. Shark tourism is actually a subgenre of another type of tourism – ecological tourism. It is designed specifically for those who love sharks and their bloody jaws. Here it is important to be an experienced diver and choose the strongest cage for diving. Despite the high professionalism and excellent organization of tours, there have been several accidents and even some deaths.



Religious tourism is nothing new, it has existed in various forms (such as pilgrimage) for centuries. This new type of religious tourism has been one of the most popular among Muslims for several years. How would you like it if you had to spend your vacation without drinking alcohol or having sex? Believe it or not, this is what Halal tourism offers. So if you like pork, don’t even think about it – you can be killed for such “sinful preferences.” However, this particular type of tourism is popular in Islamic countries such as Morocco and Turkey, which are trying to attract more and more Muslim tourists.



Sometimes it is referred to as “suicide tourism”, which is quite true. A significant difference between this type of tourism and nuclear or dark tourism is that in this case the tourist visits the area of active hostilities, in the midst of exploding bombs, bullets and grenades. Military tourists are often fans of extreme sports, adrenaline addicts. A record high level of military tourists was observed during the war in Afghanistan. For more peaceful military tourists, there are groups that specialize in visiting dormant combat areas where the situation is much more calm.



Some may mistakenly confuse this particular type of tourism with sex tourism, but it would be a mistake. Reproductive tourism is completely legal and innocent. In this regard, it can be considered a subtype of medical tourism. Thousands of couples travel each year to find the perfect sperm donor. This type of tourism exists because some countries have liberal legal grounds for donating sperm, or lower prices for the procedure. Various statistical studies prove that countries inhabited by tall, blond, blue-eyed men are in particular demand.



Suicidal tourism is without a doubt the most creepy type of tourism imaginable. Unfortunately, in most cases, it requires a one-way ticket. As the name suggests, suicide tourism is associated with suicide and euthanasia. Most people who take these tours want to end their lives. Usually these are people suffering from emotional problems who suffer from clinical depression. Particularly popular are places where euthanasia is allowed. Some people choose iconic beautiful places, such as the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, one of the most popular places in the world for suicide.



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