One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

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

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

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

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

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

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

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

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.

Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.