This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

A tribute to a Hollywood icon far from Tinseltown.

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

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

A tiny park off the beaten path covered in ingenious scrap metal sculptures.

A "station to nowhere" marks the site of a Siberian subway project that never saw the light of day.

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

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

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.