Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

Stalin's secret bunker.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

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

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

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

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

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

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

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

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

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