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.
Episodes Season Season 1 · 0/8 0/8 watched · 2018 S01E01 Latin America 2018-07-20 40m
David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing. more S01E02 Japan 2018-07-20 41m
David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents. more S01E03 United States 2018-07-20 41m
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. more S01E04 The Stans 2018-07-20 42m
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 more S01E05 Europe 2018-07-20 40m
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. more S01E06 South East Asia 2018-07-20 39m
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. more S01E07 Africa 2018-07-20 40m
David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists. more S01E08 Back in the USA 2018-07-20 42m
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. more