A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

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

Europe's highest peak is a key pillar of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

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

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.