This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

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

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

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

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.

This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.

Stalin's secret bunker.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.

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

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

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

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

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

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.