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

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

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.

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

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

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

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.

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

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.