In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

One of the more famous dark tourism destinations is South Africa’s Robben Island. The island is now a UNESCO World Heritage site located about 7 miles off the coast of Cape Town. It was once ...

One dark tourism destination is an island that’s seven miles off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. Robben Island has been dubbed a place synonymous with dark tourism as it was the spot where ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The ferry ride to Robben Island can be quite choppy. If you tend to get queasy, visit the museum at the Cape Town ferry dock and also consider the free Apartheid to Freedom ...