The Catacombs of Paris and Holidaying with the Dead

The Strange and Unusual Podcast

Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, History

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Dark tourism is explored in this episode, as my visit and history of the Catacombs of Paris is detailed. I am also joined by Alyssa Conary, historian and resident of Salem, Massachusetts, in a discussion of dark tourism, its history, and a closer look at some of the most popular attractions that fall under this category. The 19th century phenomenon of tourist visits to the Paris Morgue, current day bed and breakfast stays at the Lizzie Borden House, witch tourism both in Salem and Pendle, and more is detailed in this episode.

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0:12.0	You're listening to a morbid network podcast.
0:15.0	After having indulged in my third powdered sugar crepe of the day,
0:23.0	and feeling in the mood to appease some of my more wanton appetites,
0:28.0	as I was in France after all.
0:30.0	I joined a cue, for an attraction I dreamed of visiting for years.
0:35.0	The cue for this obviously very popular attraction
0:40.0	stretched around the city block.
0:42.0	And though many of us at the back of the line were told,
0:45.0	we may not get in, before it closed for the day,
0:48.0	no one seemed to be deterred,
0:50.0	least of all me.
0:52.0	Depending on your stance regarding... least of all me.
0:56.0	Depending on your stance regarding such morbid attractions, fortune was on my side that day,
0:58.0	and I was one of the last allowed admission.
1:11.0	Paying my entrance, I descended 130 steps into the dark belly of Paris's underworld.
1:12.0	Damp, humid air suddenly belly of Paris's underworld.
1:12.8	Damp, humid air suddenly engulfed me,
1:16.2	and my hair which had been so carefully and thoroughly
1:19.6	straightened that morning,
1:21.6	immediately sprang into its natural curls.
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