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Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

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

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

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

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

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

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."