Places stonoceno Wants to Go

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.

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

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.