Morbid Curiosity

noun a type of tourism that involves visiting sites associated with death, tragedy, or suffering, such as battlefields, prisons, or disaster areas

• Dark tourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting sites associated with death, suffering, or tragedy.
• Some people are drawn to dark tourism because they find it fascinating to explore places with a dark history.
• Visiting haunted houses and abandoned prisons is considered dark tourism by some thrill-seekers.
• Exploring the remnants of war-torn areas can be seen as a form of dark tourism for those interested in history.

noun a person who visits places associated with tragedy or disaster for the purpose of experiencing the emotions of grief or sorrow

• The concept of a grief tourist refers to someone who visits sites of tragedy or disaster out of morbid curiosity.
• I heard that there are grief tourists who come to the memorial site just to take pictures.
• Those grief tourists are so disrespectful, treating a tragic event like a tourist attraction.
• She felt like a grief tourist in her own life, constantly seeking out sadness and despair.