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

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

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

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

The remains of an attempt to carve a thriving metropolis from the forest, and once home to the first revolving door in North America.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.