Whittier, Alaska
Buckner Building
This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
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Whittier, Alaska
This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Palmer, Alaska
The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.
Palmer, Alaska
This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Healy, Alaska
A copy of the famous bus used during the filming of 'Into the Wild' is on display at an Alaska brewery.
Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
Eagle, Alaska
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.
Keno City, Yukon
The resilient spirit of this remote mining town burns bright in its eclectic memorabilia.
Keno City, Yukon
A historic signpost to world cities on the top of a barren mining hill in the Yukon.
Whitehorse, Yukon
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Whitehorse, Yukon
When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.
Toad River, British Columbia
At a lodge and RV park is a collection of headwear that comes in at more than 11,300 and counting.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Grand Island, Nebraska
Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Hamilton, Missouri
See the world's biggest spool of thread, along with the largest collection of sewing machines.
Meadville, Missouri
The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."