This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.

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

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.