Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

The 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought.

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

Small Island off the coast of Greenland.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

The iconic blonde bombshell has a familial connection to this town in southern Norway.

The Serpentello House is a true work of art, with a unique façade and decorations made of individually handcrafted ceramic tiles created by the owner, making it a truly unforgettable place.

The literal midpoint of the city, as all distances are calculated from this point

The Jardin d'Étretat is populated by over-sized raindrop sculptures that make funny faces at visitors.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

A pair of towering monuments commemorate two of Kazakhstan's greatest poets and philosophers.

A "station to nowhere" marks the site of a Siberian subway project that never saw the light of day.

Stalin's secret bunker.

A smug-looking cat representing an humorous Russian expletive.

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.