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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pripyat

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pripyat, Ukraine

Updated March 1, 2023

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Pripyat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Pripyat

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

Pripyat, Ukraine

Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Pripyat

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

Chernobyl, Ukraine

Canteen 19

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

Pripyat, Ukraine

Jupiter Radiotechnology Factory

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Pripyat, now long-abandoned.
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Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
6 miles from Pripyat

Chernobyl, Ukraine

'Monument of the Third Angel'

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.
11 miles from Pripyat

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Pripyat

Chernobyl, Ukraine

Canteen 19

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.
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Stories About Pripyat

The City the Chernobyl Disaster Left Behind, Then and Now

Archival images of Pripyat before the accident offer a stunning contrast to what visitors will find today.
by Darmon Richter
May 3, 2019

Life in Pripyat Before, And the Morning After, the Chernobyl Disaster

When the scale of a tragedy dawned.
by Adam Higginbotham
April 22, 2019

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