Antarctica
Base W
This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.
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Antarctica
This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Antarctica
The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
King George Island, Antarctica
Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.
King George Island, Antarctica
One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.
Antarctica
The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
Antarctica
Considered the most remote point in the entire world.
Antarctica
Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Antarctica
The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.
Helsinki, Finland
The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.
Leba, Angola
One of Africa's windiest and most scenic roads is a national symbol of Angola.
Toyo, Japan
Kokera sushi may be the rarest sushi you have never heard of.
Rome, Italy
This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Rome, Italy
A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.
Rome, Italy
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.
Rome, Italy
A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.
Rome, Italy
This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.
Rome, Italy
A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.