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

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

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.