Gargantuan home of Russian science.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

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

Former headquarters of the KGB.

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

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

A model village fit for an emperor.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

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.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Something's watching you.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."