This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

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

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

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

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

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