Moscow, Russia
Romanov Boyar Residence
Home of the future Emperors of Russia.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Moscow, Russia
Home of the future Emperors of Russia.
Rangely, Colorado
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
Beijing, China
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Beijing, China
This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.
Beijing, China
Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Beijing, China
This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.
Beijing, China
Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.
Beijing, China
This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Herne Bay, England
A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Grants, New Mexico
A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
San Francisco, California
America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.
Mudurnu, Turkey
The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.
Moldova
This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.
Sofia, Bulgaria
This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.
Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.