Places beaugunderson Wants to Go

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

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

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

A historic highway suspension bridge on the old Fraser River highway has been preserved for non-motorized traffic.

A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.