Places loganczar Wants to Go

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

This apartment building designed by a notable Washington D.C. architect housed the Qing Dynasty's Legation.

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

An art museum inside an active factory.

An abandoned 14th-century castle and prison complex on a small island in the Neva River.

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

You'll find rocket launchers, not rollercoasters, at Russia's “military Disneyland.”

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

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