Costa Rica
Genius River Bridge
One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .
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Costa Rica
One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Sendai, Japan
One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.
Soshanguve, South Africa
An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
Antarctica
This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.
Antarctica
Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Antarctica
The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
Antarctica
These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.
Antarctica
The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.
Antarctica
This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.
Antarctica
The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
Davis Station, Antarctica
Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.
Antarctica
A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."
Antarctica
These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.
Antarctica
One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.
King George Island, Antarctica
One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.
Antarctica
Considered the most remote point in the entire world.
Antarctica
One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.
Antarctica
These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.