Places wintermuteway Wants to Go

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.