Anchorage, Alaska
Neighborhood Airplane Hangars
A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.
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Anchorage, Alaska
A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Chitina, Alaska
In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.
Chitina, Alaska
At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.
Palmer, Alaska
The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.
Palmer, Alaska
An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.
Anchorage, Alaska
Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Anchorage, Alaska
Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Kansas City, Missouri
The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.
Memphis, Tennessee
The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Michigan City, Indiana
A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Nashville, Tennessee
Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.
Nashville, Tennessee
This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.
Nashville, Tennessee
In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.
Nashville, Tennessee
At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.