A collection of iconic Soviet car models on display.

A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

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

Pictures tacked onto trees remember the more than 40,000 of Stalin's victims buried here in mass graves.

A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

This historic system is the zero level benchmark for measuring the depths and altitudes of the Baltic.

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

Stalin's secret bunker.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

These sandstone replicas of a whale spine represent the history and culture of the Canary Islands.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

The largest art park on the European continent.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.