Stockholm, Sweden
Ytterby Mine
The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.
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Stockholm, Sweden
The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
Oslo, Norway
Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Moscow, Russia
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Moscow, Russia
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Moscow, Russia
Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Pushkin, Russia
An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.