A view of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas near Vilnius, Lithuania. The HBO series Chernobyl on Soviet-era nightmares is bringing in fresh tourist interest. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) 
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In pictures: New HBO miniseries Chernobyl is getting curious tourists to visit Lithuania

In pictures: HBO miniseries Chernobyl is getting curious tourists to visit Lithuania.

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A tour guide shows a group of tourists where the series Chernobyl was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania. The HBO series is helping Lithuania grow as a tourist destination. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A tourist takes a picture of a model of the Ignalina nuclear power plant. The HBO series Chernobyl on Soviet-era nightmares is bringing fresh tourist interest to Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A worker at Reactor 1 of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Visaginas, near Vilnius. The HBO series Chernobyl on Soviet-era nightmares is drawing tourists to Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A worker at the Reactor 1 of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Visaginas, near the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. The HBO series Chernobyl is drawing tourists to Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Workers dismantle a Reactor 1 Hall of Ignalina Nuclear Plant in Visaginas near the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. The HBO series Chernobyl is drawing tourists to Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A specialist at the Ignalina nuclear plant in Visaginas, Lithuania. As a result of the HBO series Chernobyl, Lithuania is growing as a tourist destination. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Engineer Michail Nefedjev at the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, Lithuania. The HBO series Chernobyl is helping Lithuania grow as a tourist destination. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Workers at a Turbine Hall of Ignalina Nuclear Plant in Visaginas, near Vilnius, Lithuania. The HBO series Chernobyl is helping Lithuania grow as a tourist destination. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A part of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, near the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. The HBO series Chernobyl is helping Lithuania grow as a tourist destination. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)