Antarctica
The Ceremonial South Pole
Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Antarctica
Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Eden, Utah
This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.
Springdale, Utah
Dedicated to an airmail pilot who never let go of his important payload.
Afton, Wyoming
A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."
Kenton, Oklahoma
The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.
Soda Springs, Idaho
Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
A modern version of the stone cairns built by the Inuit.
Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.
Rovaniemi, Finland
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.