Dark tourism: why murder sites and disaster zones are proving popular with travellers

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Cambodia: At a former
high school that was used by the Khmer Rouge as the notorious S-21
prison during the 70s, visitors can walk through cells still containing
the rusted chairs and beds where as many as 20,000 prisoners were
tortured and killed.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Japan: Dedicated to
the memories of the 140,000 direct and indirect victims of the nuclear
attack on Japan, the memorial park includes the skeletal ruins of the
building now known as the A-Bomb Dome – the closest building to the
centre of the explosion to remain standing.

Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland: The concentration and
extermination camp where approximately one million European Jews were
murdered by the Nazis. Each year over a million people visit the site,
to reflect upon and learn about the events of the holocaust.

Hoi An, Vietnam: Tourists visiting the city of Hoi
An can book tours to the nearby site of the My Lai Massacre, where
hundreds of women and children were brutally murdered by US soldiers
during the Vietnam war.

Robben Island Prison Museum, South Africa: For over
three centuries, Robben Island, just off the coast of Cape Town, was
used to hold political prisoners. It was here where Nelson Mandela was
imprisoned for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars and the site is
now considered a symbol of triumph over repression and racism.

I visited Hoi An several years ago but didn’t see anything about trips to nearby My Lai Massacre site.