The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

The coldest city in the world.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

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

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

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

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

This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

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

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

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.