Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

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

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

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

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.