In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

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

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

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

Former headquarters of the KGB.

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

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.