This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

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

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

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

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

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.