For those who want to pick the road less traveled for holiday trips, here are some options:

Arctic Circle

The Arctic is imbued with a romance-from its history of polar exploration, dauntless early Vikings, to the 18th- to 21st-century Northwest Pas-sage and North Pole explor-ers. And, it offers the chance to see the beautiful Northern Lights and the polar bear in its natural habitat.

Photographed in Greenland,the Arctic Circle. [Photo/icpress]