Places ridgleakatherine Wants to Go

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.

One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

One of the world's southernmost bars.