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

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

This former iron ore mine comes alive with fascinating stories of its history.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

This public art is inspired by a local Aboriginal creation story.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.