Visit Vladivostok

Tea gardens, the toy train and Kangchenjunga at sunrise from Tiger Hill.

Nine Arch Bridge, the train through the tea country and the hike up Little Adam’s Peak.

The model city of parks and bus lanes, the glass Botanical Garden and the train to the coast.

Colonial churches, the Inca mummies of the high-altitude museum and the Train to the Clouds.

A living Inca town with its original street grid and terraces, the train station for Machu Picchu.

Visit Saint Petersburg, Russia's imperial capital. See the Hermitage Museum (one of the world's largest art museums, housed in the Winter Palace with over 3 million items), walk along Nevsky Prospect (the city's main avenue with historic buildings and shops), explore the Peter and Paul Fortress (the original citadel and burial site of Russian tsars), and admire the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (a 19th-century church with intricate mosaics and onion domes).

Visit Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city and the unofficial capital of Siberia. Explore the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre (one of the largest opera houses in Russia, known for its grand architecture and performances), walk across the Ob River on the Kommunalny Bridge for panoramic views, and see the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (a historic Orthodox church built in the late 19th century). Don't miss the Novosibirsk Zoo, home to over 11,000 animals including rare species like the snow leopard.

The Kul Sharif mosque inside a Kremlin, the capital of Tatarstan where minarets and domes share a skyline.