April 27, 2004
Destination: Chernobyl
In 1986, Reactor Four at Chernobyl power plant exploded, creating a radioactive cloud that covered a 20 mile radius in what is now the Ukraine. Nearly 20 years after the blast, Chernobyl has become a tourist attraction for about 3,000 people a year. Flocking to the site to see the abondoned ghost town and the multitude of greenery that has sprouted in the exclusion zone, tourists equipped with Geiger counters are venturing into a virtual time capsule.
Posted by Joe at April 27, 2004 11:30 PM