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

Unusual
Attractions
in Ukraine

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

Pryp'yat', 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.

51.4045, 30.0542

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Tunnel of Love

Klevan, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love

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

50.7501, 26.0441

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Pripyat Amusement Park

Pryp'yat', Ukraine

Pripyat Amusement Park

Radioactive amusement park abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

51.4084, 30.0551

Added by Allison

Odessa, Ukraine

Odessa Catacombs

Largest catacomb system in the world.

46.4667, 30.7333

Exhibit resembling reactor 4 which suffered the catastrophic failure, Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum, Kyev, Ukraine

Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum

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

50.4663, 30.5175

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Priest's Grotto

Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Priest's Grotto

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

48.7725, 25.9917

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Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Duga-3 "Woodpecker" Radar

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

51.3060, 30.0663

Darth Vader Statue

Odessa, Ukraine

Darth Vader Statue

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

46.4697, 30.6729

Added by nickdrewe

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Unique
Food & Drink
from Ukraine

Korovai

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Ritual & Medicinal

Korovai

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

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Herring Under a Fur Coat

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Herring Under a Fur Coat

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

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Kissel

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Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.

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Kholodets

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Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.

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Stories
About Ukraine

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

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