North Everest Base Camp, Tingri

Condé Nast TravelerOct 13, 2025

Send snail mail from high up in the mountains or under the sea at these postal landmarks around the world.

Location of the world's highest temporary post office.

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North Everest Base CampSightLocation of the world's highest temporary post office.
Elsewhere
Eiffel TowerSightParis, FranceTower with a first-level post office.
Port LockroySightGoudier Island, AntarcticaWorld's southernmost post office, museum, penguin colony.
Hideaway IslandSightMele, VanuatuIslet with the world's only underwater post office.
Dal LakeSightSrinagar, IndiaLake with a floating post office.
Postojna CaveSightPostojna, SloveniaCave system with an underground post office.
MolokaiNeighborhoodHoolehua, United StatesIsland with a post office that mails coconuts.

North Everest Base Camp