Places blackwidow Wants to Go

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.

These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.

The Russians still use the transmitter Nazis built during World War II to communicate with submarines.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

A tea party concludes each visit to this Russian spice cookie sanctum.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.

The largest art park on the European continent.

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

A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist.

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

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

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

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

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

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

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

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.

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