Moscow, Russia
Monument to Yuri Gagarin
This massive monument honors the first human in space.
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Moscow, Russia
This massive monument honors the first human in space.
Moscow, Russia
A 360 degree battlefield experience.
Moscow, Russia
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
Moscow, Russia
Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.
Moscow, Russia
Home of the future Emperors of Russia.
Moscow, Russia
Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.
Moscow, Russia
The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.
Moscow, Russia
Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.
Moscow, Russia
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
The tallest hotel in Europe.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
Moscow, Russia
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Moscow, Russia
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
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
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
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A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
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It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
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Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
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This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.
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Because there's no place like home.