52 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Ukraine - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
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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.

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Klevan, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

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Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat Amusement Park

Radioactive amusement park abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

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Odessa, Ukraine

Odessa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.

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Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

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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.

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Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Duga "Woodpecker" Radar

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Russian military.

Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Priest's Grotto

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

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Kyiv, Chernobyl, and the Borders of Bessarabia

Aug 25—Sep 4, 2019

On this once-in-a-lifetime tour of Ukraine, Transnistria, and Moldova, we'll delve deep into local cultures and traditions, explore unusual underground spaces, and visit an unrecognized republic.

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Unique
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Kartoshka

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Kartoshka

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

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Kvass

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Kvass

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

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Korovai

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Ritual & Medicinal

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The Ukrainian wedding bread is so beautiful, it's displayed near the altar.

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Kissel

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Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.

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Stories
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A fresh perspective on the fragility and resilience of our world.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

September 24, 2018

The crowd outside Rebbe Nacḥman's tomb in 2005.

It's Rosh Hashanah, and a Ukrainian Town Is Bursting With Jewish Pilgrims

For the first time, Israel has opened a temporary consulate to help manage the chaos.

by Matthew Taub

September 10, 2018

Chernobyl's Reactor 4.

A Fire Has Broken Out at Chernobyl

Authorities are thus far unconcerned about radiation levels.

A power plant guide welcomes visitors into the reactor hall.

A Visit to Chernobyl as It Transforms Into a Solar Farm

Energy production is about to resume at the site of the worst nuclear accident in history.

by Darmon Richter

February 28, 2018

A Lenin monument hidden in a forest. The mayor explained "It’s the last one in the region, and we never know what the next government will be like." Local youths built a table next to it that is now a popular gathering place. Horbani, Kyiv Region, July 2016.

The Hunt for Ukraine’s Toppled Lenin Statues

Photographing the hidden afterlives of Soviet monuments.

by Anika Burgess