One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The world's most remote airport.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

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

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.