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

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

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

One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.

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.

A chilly monument dedicated to the French explorer, Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

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

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

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.