Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica

Villa Las Estrellas, Spanish for "Star Town," is a Chilean settlement in Antarctica that's just like any other small town, with a gym, church, public school, and souvenir shop. It's one of only two residential towns on the entire continent — the rest of the inhabited areas are research outposts populated by scientists.

Getting to Antarctica requires a two-day boat trip from Ushuaia, Argentina, to cross the Drake Passage into the Antarctic Circle.