A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

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

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.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

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

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

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

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

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

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

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.