Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.

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

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

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

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

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.

Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

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.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

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

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

A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.

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