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Lenin’s Mausoleum
Lenin’s Mausoleum (Red Square, Moscow) – a.k.a. Lenin’s tomb, this is the current resting place of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. Built in 1930 (six years after Lenin’s death), this building houses not only Lenin’s embalmed body, but also has the graves of other Russian leaders like Stalin, and even that of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (the first man in space). Since Russian ruler Nikita Khruschev left power in disgrace, he’s the only Soviet-era leader not buried here. Admission: free. Hours: 10 am – 1 pm (daily)(closed on Mondays & Fridays).