Samara, Russia
Stalin's Bunker
Stalin's secret bunker.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Samara, Russia
Stalin's secret bunker.
Moscow, Russia
One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.
Russia
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Sosnogorsk, Russia
Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.
Russia
A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.
Nuuk, Greenland
These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.
Ikateq, Greenland
A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.
Khangalassky District, Russia
A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Olkhonsky District, Russia
Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Kronshtadt, Russia
Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Pushkin, Russia
An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Kazan, Russia
This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.
Moscow, Russia
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.