A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.