A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

The world's second-largest excavated hole.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

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

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

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

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

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

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

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

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

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

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.

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

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.

An otherwise ordinary park with a dark past.

The bulletproof cross stands at the only operational Christian cemetery in Pakistan's most populated city.

The headquarters of Pakistan's first press club remains a haven for debate and discussion.

A 2nd-century stupa home to one of the world's oldest statues of the Buddha.