Chernobyl (Ukrainian: Чорнобиль, Chornobyl ) is a town in Central Ukraine, and known infamously for the accident in the nearby nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986. The scale of remediation efforts (officially the liquidation of the accident aftermath) and subsequent engineering challenges such as construction of the iconic reactor sarcophagus, have drawn the interest of many curious travellers over the following decades. Chernobyl was visited by ca. 70,000 tourists annually before the COVID-19 outbreak, a number that has now dropped to about a quarter. Radiation from the accident remains around the site, making access severely restricted, and leaving no doubt that the area is a dangerous place and decidedly not an amusement park. A visit to the area is a unique experience and offers an insight into the scientific, technological and humanitarian aspects of the disaster. : P70 : P8