Mass tourism, which was based on sun and sea, in the 21st century is shifting towards specific forms of tourism that differ based on the motives and interests of tourists. Dark tourism belongs to the category of selective forms of tourism and does not represent typical tourist contents and attractions, but rather human curiosity directed towards visiting places of death and tragic events. This form of tourism attracts an increasing number of people, even though at first it may not seem like an ideal way to spend free time and vacation, raising questions of ethics and morality along with a range of positive and negative effects on dark tourism destinations. Information about disasters and their consequences draws human attention, especially nowadays when news about catastrophic events is sensationalized, yet it also plays an important informative and educational role. Numerous examples around the world, such as Auschwitz or Chernobyl, demonstrate the positive effects of implementing dark tourism into offerings, and this paper explores the possibility of Dubrovnik developing the same.Dubrovnik has many resources that could serve the purpose of developing dark tourism, such as the islands of Daksa and Lokrum, the Museum of the Homeland War, the Minčeta Tower, and dungeons from the era of the Dubrovnik Republic, but the question arises whether these resources would be sufficiently interesting and attractive to dark tourists. The paper provides a detailed insight into the potential of dark tourism in Dubrovnik and an analysis of local residents' attitudes towards its development.