The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

Peer into the night sky with one of Norway's oldest associations of land-based space explorers.

The urinal, known by many names and designated as a Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site for its simple and functional design, stands as a testament to old gay history in Norway.

Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

A museum dedicated to Norwegian music, old and new alike.

This mountainside mural of a person carrying a torch was created for the 1994 Winter Olympics.

The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.