Photo of the Day - Matryoshka dolls

For travelers, Russia is a country that is at once fascinating and baffling. An oft-cited metaphor for Russia's many charms and mysteries is the Matryoshka doll, a typical wooden figurine pictured in today's photo. At first glance, the Matryoshka appears to be a single doll, but when opened, reveals a series of ever-smaller figures inside. Adding to the mystery of today's photo, taken by Flickr user Christian Carollo Photography, is the fact the photo wasn't taken in Russia at all - the shot is actually from Philadelphia.

Have any great travel photos you've taken recently? Why not add them to our Gadling group on Flickr? We might just pick one of yours as our Photo of the Day.

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