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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Prypiat

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Prypiat, Ukraine

Updated December 11, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Prypiat

The center square of Pripyat, once home for 50,000 people. After 22 years of neglect, nature has started to seep through the concrete

Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Prypiat

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

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Prypiat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

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Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Prypiat

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

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Canteen 19

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.
One of the large factory floors.

Prypiat, Ukraine

Jupiter Radiotechnology Factory

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, 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 Prypiat
The angel backdropped by a sea of stars.

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'Monument of the Third Angel'

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

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Canteen 19

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

A mural celebrating Russian space exploration remains on the wall at Prypiat’s abandoned post office, which once served nearly 50,000 residents.

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It’s been nearly 40 years since a reactor exploded at this Soviet nuclear power plant, but disaster has a long half-life.
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