The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

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

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.