Pripyat, Ukraine
Prypyat (Ukrainian: При́п'ять), or Pripyat (Russian: При́пять), is an abandoned city located in the north of Ukraine, near the Belarus border. Outside the city is the Chernobyl nuclear power station, site of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history. See Chernobyl accident.The site today is almost a museum. With entirely abandoned buildings, including abandoned apartment buildings (four of which were yet to be used), swimming pools and hospitals, everything inside remains, from records to papers to children's toys and clothing. The most dangerous radioactive elements are expected to reach the end of their half-life in 900 years while the rest of the radiation will remain for tens of thousands of years.
The city is entirely accessible and is relatively safe on the road, although it is unsafe to go around the city without a dosimeter.
Tanks, helicopters, and all terrain vehicles from the Soviet Union's Red Army were left in dumps due to their high levels of radiation.
A tourism industry has failed to bring in money due to an apparent deafening silence that disturbs most people very quickly.