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World's Most Creepy Places: Tourism for Thrill-seekers

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For most tourists, the ultimate dream is being on vacation with a light breeze and a golden beach near the warm sea. While some dream of the boundless beauty of alpine meadows and stunningly beautiful waterfalls, others can’t imagine their vacation without a bit of adrenaline, in pursuit of which they venture to mountains or conquer rapid rivers.

Thrill-seeking tourism has recently been invented for daredevils who want to experience a rush of adrenaline during their trips in order to push themselves to the limit and understand just how valuable life really is.

Tourists now travel to the most terrifying places in the world, where one can witness sights that merge horror and reality into one. For some, it's just entertainment; for others, it's a reason to rethink their lives and make a fresh start.

CC BY 2.0 / Mike Prince / Mossy-nest Swiftlets, with Wrinkle-lipped Freetail Bats or Creagh's Horseshoe BatsWrinkle-lipped free-tail bats, or Creagh's horseshoe bats, in Gomantong Cave in Malaysia.
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Wrinkle-lipped free-tail bats, or Creagh's horseshoe bats, in Gomantong Cave in Malaysia.
CC BY 2.0 / Alice Popkorn / Beelitz HeilstättenThe abandoned hospital complex Beelitz-Heilstätten near Berlin, Germany.
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The abandoned hospital complex Beelitz-Heilstätten near Berlin, Germany.
© Depositphotos.com / ShalamovUnderwater photo of a female tourist snorkelling with endemic golden jellyfish in a lake in Palau. Snorkelling in Jellyfish Lake is a popular activity for tourists in Palau.
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Underwater photo of a female tourist snorkelling with endemic golden jellyfish in a lake in Palau. Snorkelling in Jellyfish Lake is a popular activity for tourists in Palau.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Ondřej Žváček / Thousand feet cliff of the Hua Shan (Shaanxi, People's Republic of China)The narrow Thousand Feet Zhuang Path was specially created for the entertainment of tourists on the Chinese mountain Hua.
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The narrow Thousand Feet Zhuang Path was specially created for the entertainment of tourists on the Chinese mountain Hua.
© AP Photo / Alessandra TarantinoTwo tourists walk by mummified bodies preserved in the Capuchins' Catacombs located in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Two tourists walk by mummified bodies preserved in the Capuchins' Catacombs located in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.
CC0 / Kengi / The Crooked Forest consisting of a group of oddly curved pines located in Nowe Czarnowo, Pomerania, Poland
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The Crooked Forest consisting of a group of oddly curved pines located in Nowe Czarnowo, Pomerania, Poland
© AP Photo / Elaine KurtenbachWhite smoke rises from an outdoor hearth at Tsukimi Ayano's house with scarecrows that she made herself, in Nagoro, Tokushima Prefecture, southern Japan. The house, which is located in an abandoned village deep in the rugged mountains of southern Japan, was once home to hundreds of families. Now, only 35 people remain, outnumbered three-to-one by scarecrows that Ayano has crafted to help fill her days and replace the neighbours who have either died or moved away.
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White smoke rises from an outdoor hearth at Tsukimi Ayano's house with scarecrows that she made herself, in Nagoro, Tokushima Prefecture, southern Japan. The house, which is located in an abandoned village deep in the rugged mountains of southern Japan, was once home to hundreds of families. Now, only 35 people remain, outnumbered three-to-one by scarecrows that Ayano has crafted to help fill her days and replace the neighbours who have either died or moved away.
CC BY-SA 4.0 / Paco naranjo jimenez / The shoreline of the Tinto La Nasa River resembles the terrain on the planet Mars. The river is located in southwestern Spain, in the autonomous region of Andalusia.
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The shoreline of the Tinto La Nasa River resembles the terrain on the planet Mars. The river is located in southwestern Spain, in the autonomous region of Andalusia.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Martin Lewison / Hanging Coffins Hanging Coffins in Sagada, Philippines.
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Hanging Coffins in Sagada, Philippines.
© Depositphotos.com / Galyna AndrushkoSpotted Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
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Spotted Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
© Depositphotos.com / SURZetA wildebeest skull in a shoal in Lake Natron, Tanzania.
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A wildebeest skull in a shoal in Lake Natron, Tanzania.
CC BY 2.0 / Kevin Gill / Richat Structure - Apollo 9Rishat is a geological formation in the Sahara with a diameter of 50 km.
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Rishat is a geological formation in the Sahara with a diameter of 50 km.
CC BY 2.0 / dany13 / Kawah Ijen crater/View from caldeiraThe caldera of the Gunung Ijen volcano, in which the sulphur lake Kawah Ijen is located.
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The caldera of the Gunung Ijen volcano, in which the sulphur lake Kawah Ijen is located.
CC BY-SA 4.0 / Mindaugas Macaitis / Hill of Crosses at night (cropped photo)The Hill of Crosses is a shrine and site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
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The Hill of Crosses is a shrine and site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
© Photo : Public domain/Peter RejcekBlood Falls flows out from the edge of Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The tent on the left provides a sense of scale as to just how big the phenomenon is. Scientists believe that a buried saltwater reservoir is partly responsible for the discolouration, which is a form of reduced iron.
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Blood Falls flows out from the edge of Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The tent on the left provides a sense of scale as to just how big the phenomenon is. Scientists believe that a buried saltwater reservoir is partly responsible for the discolouration, which is a form of reduced iron.
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