Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

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

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

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.

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.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.

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

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

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

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.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

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

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

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

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