Most Infamous Places Because of Tragedy
Best known places, towns and islands associated with tragedy, including war time but excluding scenes of battle.The Top Ten
1 Hiroshima, Japan
Where the atomic bombing in 1945 happened.
2 Auschwitz, Poland
The most infamous concentration camp people suffered and died in during the Holocaust.
3 Chernobyl, Ukraine
Where the 1986 nuclear disaster happened.
4 Tenerife, Spain
Where the worst plane crash in history occurred.
5 World Trade Center, New York City
6 Lockerbie, Scotland
7 Columbine High School
8 Bhopal, India
9 Whitechapel, London
No, its where he dumped his victims after killing them. In the Whitechapel church.
10 Parkland, Florida
The Contenders
11 Ford’s Theatre, Washington D.C.
12 Humboldt Saskatchewan
13 Stockwell Tube Station, London
14 Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut
15 Dealey Plaza, Dallas, TX
16 The Dakota, New York City, NY
Where John Lennon was Assassinated.
17 Pulse Nightclub, Orlando, Florida
18 Shanksville, Pennsylvania
19 Verdun, France
20 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
21 Jonestown, Guyana
22 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City
23 Utoya Island, Norway
Mass shooter killed 77 people, and wounded 110, most of them at a youth summer camp in 2011. Received a sentence of only 21 years in prison.
24 Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
Where the infamous 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre occurred.
25 Lakehurst, New Jersey
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