Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Back in the tiny USSR.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

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

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

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

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

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

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

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