The Weirdest Tourist Destinations: Bubblegum Alley, California
In downtown San Luis Obispo, California, tourists are flock to the disgustingly intriguing Bubblegum Alley. True to its name, the 15-foot high, 70-foot long alley is covered with chewed gum, and is thought to have begun as a competition between two rival high schools. The wall was cleaned twice in the 70s for being unsanitary, but has escaped any further cleaning, and stands today as an alluring tourist attraction.
Pripyat, Ukraine
Pripyat is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine that once housed the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers. When the city was populated, in 1970, it housed around 50,000 citizens. However, after the Chernobyl disaster on 26 April 1986, when the power plant exploded, contaminating the town with radioactive material, the city was evacuated. Currently, the city and its Zone of Alienation are bordered with guards and police. However, guided tours are available for those who want to visit, though only decrepit buildings and expansive destruction greets visitors.
This is the second in a two part post on the world’s weirdest tourist destinations — see the first part here, four totally bizarre tourist destinations!
