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

The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

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

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

Rare mummified forest could offers a glimpse into how our environment has been changed by humans.

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

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

A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

One of the world's southernmost bars.