Longyearbyen, Norway
Longyearbyen
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
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Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Amsterdam Island, Norway
These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.
Barentsburg, Norway
This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
Norway
Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
Kailua, Hawaii
Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.
Puako, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s largest petroglyph fields contains a number of depictions of people.
Waimea, Hawaii
This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii
The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.
Papaikou, Hawaii
More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii
The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Mountain View, Hawaii
A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.