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

The only international border marker within the United States.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

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

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

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.