This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

Rock-cut chamber at top of an outcroup, reached by a mountain stairway of forty steps.

200-foot-high minaret and only remnant of Afghanistan's lost city of the Turquoise Mountain.

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

Highly unusual subterranean stupa and adjacent cave monastery.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

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

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.

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

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

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

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

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

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

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.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

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