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

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

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

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

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

An abandoned early 20th-century gold mine in a spectacular setting overlooking Bridgeport Valley and the Sierra Nevada.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.