Mostly underground in the old days Back in the USSR, today the Beatles beckon to tourists from a wall sculpture out in the open in central Russia.

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

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

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

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

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

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

A museum dedicated to controversial Russian pianist Alexander Scriabin.

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

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

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

Former headquarters of the KGB.

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

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

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

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

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

This Russian locomotive museum was once devoted just to Lenin's funeral before expanding to encompass Moscow's entire train history.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.