Architectural Oddities in Alaska

The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.