An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

A "station to nowhere" marks the site of a Siberian subway project that never saw the light of day.

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.

An abandoned 14th-century castle and prison complex on a small island in the Neva River.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.

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

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

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

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

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

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

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

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.