An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

A church made of steel.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A monument built to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil extracted from the Seria oil field in Brunei.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.