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

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

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

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

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.