I like to browse Google Earth and today, during my lunch break, I was looking for Chernobyl. (These are Google Map created links, so I hope they work).
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=51.27185,30.224504&spn=0.006471,0.021887&t=h&z=16&output=embed
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Here are some of the intersting things I zoomed in on.
I think this is the power plant where the accident happend;
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=51.389472,30.103912&spn=0.006454,0.021887&t=h&z=16&output=embed
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Look at these abandoned barges rustin and sinking:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=51.284139,30.212998&spn=0.001617,0.005472&t=h&z=18&output=embed
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The forest is reclaiming this neighborhood;
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=51.275548,30.206662&spn=0.003235,0.010943&t=h&z=17&output=embed
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Finally, look at this abandoned equipment, especially the Soviet helicopter used in putting out the fire and covering up the radioactive core;
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=51.153778,29.983556&spn=0.003244,0.010943&t=h&z=17&output=embed
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Chernobyl on Google Earth