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A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

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

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

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

11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

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

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

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

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

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

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

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

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

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

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

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

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.