Back in the tiny USSR.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

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

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

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

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.