Places megamaam Wants to Go

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

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

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

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

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

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

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

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

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

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.