Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.

The collection includes seven one-of-a-kind automobiles, vintage fashion, and more.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

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

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.