A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.