Moscow, Russia
Peter the Great Statue
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
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Moscow, Russia
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
Moscow, Russia
The tallest hotel in Europe.
Moscow, Russia
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Meriden, Connecticut
A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Southington, Connecticut
The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Newtown, Connecticut
This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
Anchorage, Alaska
Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
Anchorage, Alaska
During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.
Homer, Alaska
Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.