On Grytviken island in the South Atlantic Ocean lies the South Georgia Museum, one of the most remote museums in the world. 

South Georgia Muscum is located in the island's old whaling station. Whaling, or the hunting of whales for their usable natural products, such as meat and oil, ceased there in 1964. The building that now houses the museum once served as the whaling manager's home and office and went unused for over 20 years before it opened to the public as a museum in 1992. 

There are no passenger flights to or from Grytviken, so the majority of visitors arrive on a ship. The island itself only sees about 10, 000 visitors a year and there are no permanent residents, only a group of 20 scientists, maintenance staff, and museum workers who brave the island's cold weather conditions. Traveling to the museum requires advance planning. South Georgia Muscum staff all travel to the island from abroad for the southern hemisphere（半球）spring，or mid-October， and most come from the United Kingdom，around 8, 000 miles north. 

The museum, which offers free admission, "aims to make this history and heritage accessible both to the visiting public and to those unable to visit this remote region through education, exhibitions and outreach", according to its website. It houses a natural history collection, artifacts, exhibitions related to the early history of sealing and whaling as well as Antarctic explorer Sir Emest Shackleton, and more. The museum rooms are named after individuals who contributed to the growth or conservation of the island in some way.

The temperature is ideal for visitors October through December, but still, daytime highs don't often reach above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. For those who work there, Internet access is patchy and fresh food options are rare. It's not a place for everyone, but for the staff that calls it home for parts of the year, it's a unique form of paradise. "Stepping away from the world has been a treat, " said Pierce, one of the staff.