The BEST episodes of Dark Tourist season 1

Every episode of Dark Tourist season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dark Tourist season 1!

From a nuclear lake to a haunted forest, journalist David Farrier visits unusual -- and often macabre -- tourism spots around the world.

Last Updated: 8/22/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
Latin America
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#1 - Latin America

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/2018

David meets Pablo Escobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.

Japan
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#2 - Japan

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2018

David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.

Directors: Colin Rothbart
United States
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#3 - United States

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2018

David meets a Jeffrey Dahmer enthusiast in Milwaukee, takes two tours dedicated to JFK's assassination in Dallas and dines with vampires in New Orleans.

The Stans
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#4 - The Stans

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/2018

In Kazakhstan, David and a fellow dark tourist swim in a lake formed by a nuclear blast. Later, David's trip to Turkmenistan doesn't go as planned.

Europe
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#5 - Europe

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/20/2018

After participating in a World War II reenactment, David visits a disturbing museum. He then travels to Cyprus in hopes of seeing a forbidden city.

South East Asia
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#6 - South East Asia

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2018

In Cambodia, David is offered the chance to shoot a cow. Later, he tours Myanmar before witnessing the cleaning of a mummified corpse in Indonesia.

Africa
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#7 - Africa

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2018

David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.

Back in the USA
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#8 - Back in the USA

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/20/2018

Charles Manson's pen pal gets confrontational in an interview. Also, David prepares for the end of the world and visits an extreme haunted house.