Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

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

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

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

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

This artificial ring island was built to hold cubic tons of polluted dirt.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

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.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

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

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

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.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

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

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