Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

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

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.