Places ciffergan Wants to Go

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

One of Alaska's most significant ancient sites, spanning millennia and cultures, is right under the feet of some famously fat bears.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.