Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Kizhi Island
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
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Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Dresden, Germany
A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.
Gadebusch, Germany
This unusual sculpture depicts how coins were made when minting was done by hand.
Munich, Germany
This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
Goslar, Germany
This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.
Berlin, Germany
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
Cologne, Germany
The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.
Augsburg, Germany
In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.
Hornberg, Germany
A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.
Berlin, Germany
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.
Sonnenbühl, Germany
A collection of decorative eggs to admire in the off-season.
London, England
Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.