Donate

Gareth Johnson

The BP Amoco yard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is one of the stops during The Poison Cauldron tour. Refining ceased along Newtown Creek in the 1960s, and today the name of the game is petroleum distribution from fuel barge fed tank farms like this.

Want to tour a toxic beach? ‘Anti-tourism’ explores the darker, dirtier corners of the world

Lifestyle

The latest trend in tourism doesn’t look like tourism at all. With the help of some adventurous tour guides, young urbanites are seeking out the world’s most unusual, gross and often dangerous locales.

The BP Amoco yard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is one of the stops during The Poison Cauldron tour. Refining ceased along Newtown Creek in the 1960s, and today the name of the game is petroleum distribution from fuel barge fed tank farms like this.

Want to tour a toxic beach? ‘Anti-tourism’ explores the darker, dirtier corners of the world

Lifestyle