An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

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

An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.

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

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.