Is it an island or a volcano? That question probably explains why it's uninhabited.

An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.

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

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

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

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

The largest Buddhist city in Europe is a haven for chess fanatics.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

A magnificent, Disneyesque chateau built for 150 lucky kindergarteners.

A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

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

An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.

Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

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

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.