The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

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

The world's most remote airport.

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

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.