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Albert Museum

The world’s largest museum of decorative and applied arts is also free to explore. The Victoria and Albert Museum was named in honor of the 19th-century royal couple and displays a range of genres, disciplines and time periods.

It hosts the national photography archive, notable furniture from medieval times through today, a remarkably diverse display of historic musical instruments and the most extensive collection of fashionable dress from the 17th century to modern times. Visitors can enjoy free guided tours of both the permanent and temporary exhibitions.

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Natasha Devine / August 30, 2018

Natasha is a part-time traveler, often staying within Canada and the US but has dreams to explore more of Europe and see New Zealand. She's a cinephile at heart and is drawn in by the locales and dramatic landscapes often found on the big screen.

Dark tourism involves visiting locations that are associated with death, destruction, tragedy or all of the above. Would you visit any of these places?

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The Tower of London served as a castle, a monarch's residence and a prison.Photo Credit: Getty Images

Tower of London

The Tower of London offers yet another fascinating look at the role England has played throughout history. It served as a castle during wartime as well as a monarch’s residence in times of peace. It’s been a prison and was the site of a number of rather horrific events, which is why it also has a notorious haunted history.

Visitors can choose from a range of tours for the chance to see the crown jewels, the world’s largest flawless cut diamond, and the very executioner’s block that beheaded a number of of Henry VIII’s wives and multiple problematic heirs to the throne.