{"id":14211,"date":"2018-12-31T14:53:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T19:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=14211"},"modified":"2019-01-01T09:37:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T14:37:45","slug":"notorious-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=14211","title":{"rendered":"Notorious New England"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cNotorious New England\u201d by Summer Paradis and Sandra Vivian Graul opens with a definition of \u201cDark Tourism\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dark Tourism \u2013 noun \u2013 Dark tourism is the act of travel and visitation to sites, attractions, and exhibitions that have real or re-created death, suffering, or the seemingly macabre as a main theme.<\/em><\/p>\n

And their book, subtitled \u201cA Travel Guide to Tragedy and Treachery\u201d certainly fits that description.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ \u201cNotorious New England\u201d includes over 100 sites in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Some locations are classics, such as The Lizzy Borden Bed and Breakfast in Massachusetts, but there are also many lesser known historical sites like Madame Sherri\u2019s Castle in New Hampshire and The Witch\u2019s Grave in Maine. There are also sites you may not have considered like Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut and the grave of Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who died in The Challenger explosion. \u201cNotorious New England\u201d is definitely a travel guide of tragedy.<\/p>\n

Paradis and Graul treat all the locations with the utmost respect of the law and spiritual decency. Being paranormal investigators, they make sure to include notes on any supernatural occurrences. The book is loaded with full color photos, always a plus. Also, they include all kinds of travel tips for going to the locations, including great places to stop for lunch and other random businesses in the area of note.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotorious New England\u201d is a bizarre mix of history, folklore, the paranormal, tragedy, and tabloid fodder. For me it inspired a lot of reflections, and a desire to road trip New England.<\/p>\n

You can learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"