This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

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

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

Ancient site of Mongolian Shamanism located near a road leading out of Ulaanbaatar.

According to one story, this burial mound is made up of stones that represent the casualties of a major battle.

This institution honors Nepal’s most storied warriors.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

The temporary burial site of the man who shot and killed Jesse James.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.