Whittier, Alaska: Almost a Whole Town Lives Under One Roof
In Whittier, Alaska, 80 to 90 percent of the 300 residents live in one building with 196 apartments that contains a post office, store, clinic, and school.
Places
Unusual cities, buildings and corners of the world where life runs in a completely different way.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: 2.25 Billion Seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault holds 2.25 billion seeds deep inside an Arctic mountain, serving as the world’s largest backup for crop diversity.
Sealand: One Resident Holds a Nation at Sea
In 1967 Paddy Roy Bates declared a WWII sea fort off Suffolk the Principality of Sealand. As of August 2024, one person lives there full time.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: Rolled 2,900 Feet Inland
Engineers moved the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse whole, rolling the brick tower 2,900 feet inland in 1999 in 23 days with no damage.