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

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

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

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

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

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

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.