Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (Hiroshima, Japan)

The Peace Memorial Park was built to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. It is located near ground zero of the bomb blast, and houses the Peace Memorial Museum and many other a-bomb related monuments. The Peace Memorial Museum graphically displays the atomic bomb’s horrible effects on the city and its inhabitants. The Atomic Bomb Dome in the park is one of the few buildings around the epicenter to survive the blast and the only remaining bomb-damaged building in the city. Definitely a must-see for the morbid Japan visitor!