An art museum inside an active factory.

What was once the base for Russia's first nature reserve is now a ghost town, right on the shore of Lake Baikal.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."

A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

This Russian locomotive museum was once devoted just to Lenin's funeral before expanding to encompass Moscow's entire train history.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.

Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.

The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.

This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.