7 Tourist Spots With Disturbing Histories
| March 4, 2015
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Pripyat, Ukraine
Located in northern Ukraine, close to the Belarusian border, Pripyat is the site of the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power disaster in 1986. Thirty one people died directly in the accident, but the number of radiation-related cancers and deformities is still growing today. Interestingly, the animal population of Pripyat, as well as its surroundings, has bounced back, and the fauna now looks more similar to what would be found in a national park, rather than what one would expect from the site of a nuclear disaster.
Today, tourists are allowed to pay highly regulated visits to the site through one of 5 well-known tour operators in the area.
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