In a powerful symbol of resilience, Ukraine is working to turn the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and the nearby city of Slavutych into international tourism and education centers. The goal is to preserve ...

When most Americans plan vacations, they don’t think about radioactive zones. Yet, Chernobyl tourism has become something much deeper. I’ve walked those empty streets myself. It felt like stepping ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster from the air, now may be your chance. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the catastrophe this month, an aerial tour ...

HBO's limited series Chernobyl premiered in May and wrapped this past week. Chernobyl Power Plant tour guides are reporting a 40% spike in visitors, which they think is due to the show. They've even ...

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the Slavutych City authorities have signed a memorandum of cooperation with the goal of developing local tourism as part of the post-war revival of the region.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That’s partly because, more than 30 years on, Chernobyl’s radiation levels remain too high for tourists to walk around the plant.

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Last week in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, Ukrainians commemorated the 34th anniversary of another ...

This picture taken on April 10, 2020, shows a forest fire burning at a 30-kilometer (19-mile) Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, not far from the nuclear power plant. - Firefighters battle a blaze ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster from the air, now may be your chance. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the catastrophe this month, an aerial tour ...