Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

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

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

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

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

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

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

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

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.