The Islands Where the U.S. and Russia Are Almost Neighbors — Just 2.4 Miles Apart!

Did you know the United States and Russia are almost neighbors—just 2.4 miles apart? In this immersive documentary, Story Ground takes you to one of the most mind-bending places on Earth: the Diomede Islands, two tiny frozen islands in the Bering Strait where America and Russia face each other across icy water—and sometimes solid ice. Here, you can stand in the United States and look directly at Russia. In winter, a fragile ice bridge forms between the two superpowers. And even more shocking? Crossing that ice doesn’t just change countries—it can send you 21 hours into the future, thanks to the International Date Line.