You Wouldn’t Want to Visit These 8 Tourist Destinations After Reading This
We all like travelling, vacationing and visiting some world famous tourist destinations. Reaching your destination is not the only thing you need to keep in mind. Many people like to know about the history of that place while some just enjoy the scenic beauty of that place and enjoy the moment. Most of all just visit famous places without knowing the story and this can lead to many thrills or disappointments, one thing is surely certain. So before including any tourist destination into your travelling plan, you need to do some research : the more you know the better it is.
The research should be not only about how to get their, where to stay and where to visit, but also about the facts that you need to keep in mind to abstain yourself from some kind of problems. Furthermore, every piece of land has its own history which can be either bad or good, but sometimes a dark fact can come out about the place that can blow your mind. Here are some bizarre facts you should know before you plan your next vacation.
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1. Eiffel Tower – Paris
Among all tourist destinations, Eiffel Tower is the most loved and visited places in the world. It is always on the top of the list of every traveler. Especially it attracts the people who are in love, but it has some dark facts that you need to know. According to the stats, around 349 people have committed suicide by jumping off the tower. People have even hanged themselves to death. Weird, isn’t it?
2. Ganges River – India
Ganges is a holy river in India. Starting from the Himalayas, it flows across India and finally merges to Bay of Bengal. Many people from around the world visit Ganges to seek spiritualism. People bathe in it to cut out their sins and become spiritually pure, but you need to know about it’s strange fact before visiting. The river is full of human as well as animal excreta and bodies.
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3. The Louvre – Paris
The Louvre is a historic monument in Paris. It is the largest museum in the world. According to the facts, the artwork of this museum has been stolen. Napoleon captured many nations, and it is said that the artwork has been stolen from those nations. Yes, you can call it a store house of stolen arts!
4. Nu’uanu Pali – Hawaii
It is a beautiful cliff located on the island of O’ahu. The view from the cliff is breathtaking and hence, attracts many tourists. From this cliff, King Kamehamesha’s military forced Oahu military to jump to their death.
5. Mount Everest
Mount Everest is among world’s famous tourist destinations, but is also the dirtiest mountain in the world. Yes! It’s true. According to the reports, waste matter is more than 50 tonnes. It is not only full of waste matter, but also full of climbers’s dead bodies.
6. Tokyo – Japan
Tokyo is a beautiful city in Japan. It is said that some bars which belong to crime syndicate “Yakuza” offers free drinks to the tourists. You need to abstain yourself from such offers as it can get you in serious trouble.
7. Mount Fuji – Japan
There is a dense forest at the bottom of this amazing peak. The forest is known as the “Suicide Forest”. Many deaths have been reported from this forest. The reason is still unknown. Scary isn’t it?
8. Indonesia
Indonesia has 127 active volcanoes and millions of people are going about their daily lives within the danger zone. Brave or stupidity? It can’t be answered.
So, these are some strange facts about some famous tourist destinations. Tell us if you liked or disliked something about this fact-file in the comment section below.
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