Venice, Italy
Libreria Acqua Alta
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Fairbanks, Alaska
The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.
Coldfoot, Alaska
The northernmost truck stop in the United States.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Diomede, Alaska
Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.
Wasilla, Alaska
Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Homer, Alaska
Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Lake and Peninsula, Alaska
The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Anchorage, Alaska
Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.
King Salmon, Alaska
Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.
Juneau, Alaska
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
Wrangell, Alaska
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Fairbanks, Alaska
North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Yakutat, Alaska
Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.