Hanover, Germany
The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial
The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hanover, Germany
The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."
Hanover, Germany
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
Hanover, Germany
An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, France
This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.
Indianola, Mississippi
A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.
Padua, Italy
A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.
Los Angeles, California
This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.
Greenland
The 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought.
Denmark / Canada
A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.
Nunavut
Rare mummified forest could offers a glimpse into how our environment has been changed by humans.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut
The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.
Devon Island, Nunavut
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Nunavut
The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Diomede, Alaska
Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.
Russia
Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.
Nome, Alaska
This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
Russia
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Verkhoyanskiy ulus, Russia
The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.
Barentsburg, Norway
This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Norway
Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.