A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

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

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

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

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

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

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

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

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

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.