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Klamath, California
Trees of Mystery
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
41.5046, -124.0706
Ashland, Oregon
Lithia Water Fountain
A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
42.1972, -122.7157
Crater Lake, Oregon
Old Man of the Lake
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
42.9446, -122.1092
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
42.9331, -122.1956
Portland, Oregon
Paul Bunyan Statue
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
45.5838, -122.6866
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
47.5798, -120.6581
Tacoma, Washington
Bridge of Glass
A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.
47.2457, -122.4354
Hyder, Alaska
Hyder
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
55.9177, -130.0277
Toad River, British Columbia
Alaska Highway Hat Collection
At a lodge and RV park is a collection of headwear that comes in at more than 11,300 and counting.
58.8476, -125.2328
Watson Lake, Yukon
Watson Lake Sign Post Forest
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
60.0654, -128.7031
Haines, Alaska
Hammer Museum
A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.
59.2349, -135.4438
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Brooks Range Supply
This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
70.2112, -148.4036
Skagway, Alaska
The Slide Cemetery
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
59.5042, -135.3608
Carcross, Yukon
Carcross Desert
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
60.1872, -134.6947
Whitehorse, Yukon
The World's Largest Weathervane, a DC-3
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
60.7124, -135.0814
Fairbanks, Alaska
Haul Road (Dalton Highway)
This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.
67.8442, -149.8170
Coldfoot, Alaska
Coldfoot Camp
The northernmost truck stop in the United States.
67.2527, -150.1754
Alaska
Arctic Circle Monument Sign
The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.
66.5560, -150.8107
Eagle, Alaska
Poker Creek
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.
64.0857, -141.0014
Chicken, Alaska
Chicken of Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
64.0706, -141.9412
Chitina, Alaska
Kennicott Ghost Town
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
61.4861, -142.8886
Chitina, Alaska
Kuskulana River Bridge
At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.
61.4889, -144.0156
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Denali
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
63.0692, -151.0070
Cantwell, Alaska
Igloo City
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
63.1876, -149.3598
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