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

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

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

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.

Infamous and now demolished panopticon prison built by its former inhabitants.

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

These three pillboxes still remain as a witness of the Spanish Civil War in a park of Madrid.

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.