A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

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

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

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

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.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.