This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.

For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.

Russian researchers who have been excavating ancient squirrel burrows may have brought a 32,000-year-old plant back to life.

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

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

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.

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.

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

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

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.

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

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.