Skagway, Alaska
Kirmse’s Billboard
This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Juneau, Alaska
Aquilean Whale Tail Sculptures
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Skagway, Alaska
The Slide Cemetery
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Juneau, Alaska
Patsy Ann Statue
Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.
Skagway, Alaska
Arctic Brotherhood Hall
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Skagway, Alaska
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Skagway, Alaska
Red Onion Saloon
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Skagway, Alaska
The Golden North Hotel
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Juneau, Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Los Angeles, California
Galco's Soda Pop Stop
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Cultural Gardens
These gardens celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of the Hawai‘ian Islands.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ka Hale La’au
Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Battery Cooper Bunker
This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.
Claremont, California
Prometheus
Orozco’s fiery mural that brought the Mexican Muralist Movement to the U.S.
Joshua Tree, California
World Famous Crochet Museum
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Permanently Closed
Palm Springs, California
'The Babies'
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Diorama
A miniature view of the park, caught in time.
San Marino, California
Carnivorous Plants at the Huntington Gardens
Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
San Francisco, California
Free Gold Watch
This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
Old Zoo Picnic Area
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
