Ganja, Azerbaijan
Bottle House of Ganja
A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.
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Ganja, Azerbaijan
A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Şuşa, Azerbaijan
A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.
Ivolginskiy datsan, Russia
The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist.
Solovetskiy, Russia
Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.
Moscow, Russia
One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.
Moscow, Russia
Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.
Kuchino, Russia
Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Khangalassky District, Russia
A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.
Kronshtadt, Russia
Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia
A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
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
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
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.