This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

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

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

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

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

Back in the tiny USSR.

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.

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

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.