Not all tourist attractions are about the fun, happy, beautiful, creative and majestic. There are also those that are strange and depressing. This is also true in Myanmar. The Martyrs’ Mausoleum in Yangon is a leading tourist attraction in this Southeast Asian country and here are the reasons why.

The mausoleum represents a very important time in the history of Myanmar and the city of Rangoon (now Yangon) to be specific. It was in this spot where General Aung San, Myanmar’s freedom fighter and father of the Independence Movement was assassinated …