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

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

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

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

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

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

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

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.