Forget taking the family to Disney this summer. The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster is now set to officially become a tourist attraction.
The president described the area as "a unique place on the planet where nature is reviving after a major technological catastrophe," and said walking trails, waterways and checkpoints will be implemented for visitors.
Itineraries offered by local tour companies include guided bus trips into the Exclusion Zone, stops in abandoned villages near Chernobyl, and then “sightseeing” in the town, which itself contains memorials and the robotics used to clear hazardous materials following the disaster. They can also stand outside the fourth reactor, now covered by a New Safe Confinement structure.