Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

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

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Back in the tiny USSR.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

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

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

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.