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Pripyat · Abandoned Places & Urban Exploration

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Pripyat · Abandoned Places & Urban Exploration

A Soviet planned city frozen in time since the 1986 nuclear disaster, with 50,000 evacuated residents. Key sites include an amusement park, hospital, schools, and a cultural palace. Access is only possible through Chernobyl tours. Iconic imagery includes a Ferris wheel, gas masks, and dolls. The city is rapidly deteriorating and part of the Chernobyl exclusion zone with variable radiation levels monitored by guides. Looting has removed many artifacts. Currently inaccessible due to war.

Destination Overview

A Soviet planned city frozen in time since the 1986 nuclear disaster, with 50,000 evacuated residents. Key sites include an amusement park, hospital, schools, and a cultural palace. Access is only possible through Chernobyl tours. Iconic imagery includes a Ferris wheel, gas masks, and dolls. The city is rapidly deteriorating and part of the Chernobyl exclusion zone with variable radiation levels monitored by guides. Looting has removed many artifacts. Currently inaccessible due to war.

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Best season
None
Difficulty
7
Region
Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast

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Exploring the ghost town of Prypiat

Photo by Romain Chollet

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Photo by Wendelin_Jacober

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Masks at Middle School N3, Pripyat - Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine

Photo by Mick De Paola

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Photo by Sergey Omelchenko

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Photo by victoraf

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Photo by Reznik89

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Photo by victoraf

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Aerial view of Pripyat in Chernobyl zone, showing abandoned buildings amidst vast greenery.

Photo by Gáspár Ferenc

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A daring man climbs inside a massive cooling tower in Pryp'yat', Ukraine.

Photo by Wendelin Jacober

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