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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Chernobyl, Ukraine

Updated April 1, 2022

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The "sarcophagus" covering the fourth block of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 2018.

Chernobyl's Strange Black Fungi Have a Superpower

The organisms, growing at the Ukrainian site amid invasion and occupation, may one day help keep space travelers safe.
by Eden Arielle Gordon
The Chernobyl Spirits Company has produced one lone bottle of the non-radioactive spirit.

Scientists Distilled Moonshine With Rye Grown in Chernobyl's Dead Zone

The local grain tested positive for radioactivity.
by Luke Fater
Radar antennas at Chernobyl.

The Top Secret Military Base Hidden in Chernobyl's Irradiated Forest

The mysterious Cold War base is now an eerie, crumbling ruin.
by Luke Spencer

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