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The Booming Business of Trying to Reach the Ends of the Earth

Voyages to view the Titanic shipwreck and places such as Antarctica are part of a growing trend of expensive travel with a dose of danger

By Allison Pohle
Tourists visiting Half Moon Island, Antarctica, in 2019.  Photo: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images

Extreme adventures send travelers to the ends of the earth, the bottom of the sea and even to space. Despite the risks and costs that can regularly total over $100,000, the business is booming. 

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