UNAUTH PENETRATION OF A TFR NEAR A PWR PLANT BY A C172 PVT PLT ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OFF FREQ WITH APCH CTLR AT ZZZ3; US.

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I AM A PRIVATE PLT BASED IN ZZZ. THE WX AT THE TIME VARIED FROM 3500 BKN TO 4000 OVC WITH LIGHT SCATTERED RAIN. WE FLEW IN THE AREA JUST N OF ZZZ1 ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR. WE THEN FLEW N ALONG THE CANAL. DUE TO LOWERING CLOUD CEILING WE TURNED NE INTENDING TO TURN BACK TOWARDS ZZZ2 DUE TO THE DETERIORATING WX. I WAS USING A CURRENT VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART FOR NAVIGATION AT THE TIME WHICH DID NOT INDICATE RESTR AIRSPACE IN THE IMMEDIATE MILFAC AREA. I COMPLETED TURNING BACK TOWARDS ZZZ2 AND FLEW IN A SOUTHERNLY DIRECTION. ON APCH I WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT ZZZ3 APCH CTL REGARDING A FLT PLAN DEVIATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD FLOWN INTO A TFR. AFTER CLOSING MY FLT PLAN I WENT ON-LINE TO CHK CURRENT NOTAMS AND REALIZED I HAD FAILED TO NOTE THE TFR SURROUNDING ZZZ4 AREAS. MY LACK OF FLYING TIME; MY FAILURE TO THOROUGHLY RESEARCH FOR NOTAMS AFFECTING MY FLT; AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA WERE MAJOR FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO MY VIOLATION. I THOUGHT I WAS PREPARED FOR A SAFE FLT; BUT REALIZE THAT WITH THE NEW SECURITY MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED I NEED TO RESEARCH ANY FUTURE FLTS MORE THOROUGHLY AND NOT DEVIATE FROM A FLT PLAN. I AM EMBARRASSED THAT I FAILED TO PROPERLY PREPARE FOR THIS FLT.