Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.

Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.

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

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

The coldest city in the world.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

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

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

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.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

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

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

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

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

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

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.