Russian spa's bronze monument to enemas.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Stalin's secret bunker.

Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

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

Former headquarters of the KGB.

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

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

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

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

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

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

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

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

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.