When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

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

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

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

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

One of the world's southernmost bars.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.

Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.