Nuuk, Greenland's capital, is a surprisingly cosmopolitan hub where over a third of the country's people live. Its heart includes the Colonial Harbour, Nuuk Cathedral, and the Greenland National Museum, home to the Qilakitsoq mummies. Above are downtown apartments, shops, parliament, city hall, cafes, and Katuaq Cultural Centre. Despite its modern side, Nuuk remains distinctly Greenlandic, with local markets, the country's only traffic lights and university, and proud, welcoming residents.

Evighedsfjord (Eternity Fjord) is a 75-km fjord northeast of Kangaamiut in southwest Greenland. It branches and bends repeatedly, seeming to go on forever; Qingua Kujatdleq Glacier lies at its southeastern end. At the northwestern end, a U-shaped valley has seven glaciers from the mountains. The glaciers peaked around 1870 and have since advanced and retreated. Peaks exceed 2,000 m, the fjord is up to 700 m deep, snowline is 1,100 m, and the area is one of Greenland's best heli-skiing spots.

Set amid Greenland's dramatic west coast scenery, Itilleq on Disko Island offers a taste of remote Arctic life, where colourful houses sit against a backdrop of vast ice, rugged hills and shimmering waters. This is a place for soaking up the stillness, meeting local culture and admiring the ever-changing seascapes of Disko Bay, with the chance to spot icebergs, seabirds and perhaps even whales.

Sailing from Nuuk, Eqip Sermia Glacier offers a raw Arctic spectacle of towering ice, blue-white cliffs and drifting bergs in a stark, unforgettable landscape. Here, the silence is broken only by the crack and thunder of shifting ice, making this a truly memorable Greenlandic highlight.

Ilulissat Icefjord, the "birthplace of icebergs," produces nearly 20 million tons of ice a day. "Ilulissat" means "icebergs" in Kalaallisut. The town is cold but often calm, has about 4,500 residents, and is Greenland's third-largest after Nuuk and Sisimiut. Locals say sled dogs may be nearly as numerous as people. It also has a local history museum in the former home of polar explorer Knud Rasmussen.

Remote and strikingly beautiful, Qikiqtarjuaq offers a true taste of the Canadian Arctic, where jagged mountains, ice-strewn waters and vast open skies create an unforgettable backdrop. This small Inuit community on Baffin Island is a gateway to wilderness adventures, with chances to spot wildlife, admire dramatic coastal scenery and experience the warmth of local culture in one of Nunavut's most pristine settings.

Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula in Nunavut, is one of Canada's most striking Arctic landscapes: steep fjords, broad valleys, jagged peaks, and massive glaciers. Vegetation is sparse, but wildlife includes Arctic foxes, caribou, lemmings, snow geese, ermines, polar bears, peregrine falcons, and marine life such as narwhals, belugas, orcas, plus seabirds like king eiders and little auks. Established in 1972, its name means "The Land That Never Melts" in Inuktitut.

Cape Dyer lies deep in Nunavut's wild Arctic, where dramatic tundra, rugged coastlines and icy seas create a truly remote Canadian landscape. This is a place for breathtaking scenery, crisp northern air and a sense of adventure, with opportunities to experience the stillness and scale of the far north.

A remote gem in Canada's high Arctic, Blacklead Island offers a true taste of the wild North, where sweeping tundra, icy waters and dramatic coastal scenery create a memorable sense of isolation and wonder. This is a place to breathe in the crisp polar air, watch for wildlife and experience the raw beauty and quiet grandeur of Nunavut's far-flung landscapes.

Named for Sir John Franklin's widow, Lady Franklin Island is a lonely, uninhabited island off Baffin Island's Hall Peninsula at the entrance to Cumberland Sound. Its striking vertical cliffs of Archean rock may be among Canada's oldest. The surrounding waters are rich in seabirds, ducks, seals, and walrus, and may even offer Atlantic Puffins and rare Sabine's Gull.

Monumental Island is a splinter of ancient metamorphic rock in Davis Strait, named for Sir John Franklin. Surrounded by drifting Greenland icebergs, it is a key den for polar bears, including mothers with cubs, who stay ashore until summer ice returns. Harp seals are common and often curious near boats, and Atlantic walrus haul out on the island's bluffs. Few places in Nunavut offer such rich Arctic wildlife in such a dramatic setting.

Remote and rugged, High Bluff Island offers a true taste of Canada's far north, where stark cliffs, open water and wide Arctic skies create a dramatic sense of wilderness. Depending on the season, this untouched landscape may reveal seabirds, marine life and the raw beauty of the Canadian Arctic, with the chance to glimpse a world shaped by ice, isolation and enduring natural splendour.

Remote and hauntingly beautiful, Akpatok Island's northern shores showcase the raw drama of Canada's Arctic, with towering limestone cliffs, sea ice, and vast open skies. A haven for wildlife, it is known for seabird colonies and the chance to glimpse seals and polar bears in a truly untouched wilderness.

The Lower Savage Islands are a small group of islands off of the southeastern tip of Baffin Island, and a common location for polar bears to be found during the summer months. With plenty of land to roam while giving each other a wide berth, plus opportunities to feed, it seems perhaps bears can be found here as the ice vanishes with the summer season's warming temperatures.

Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory; Nunavut means "our land" in Inuktitut. Located at the head of Frobisher Bay on southeastern Baffin Island, the bay was once thought to be a possible Northwest Passage entrance. The Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and the Nunavut Legislative Assembly Building both feature Inuit art, with local prints for sale at the museum shop.