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

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

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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

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

This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.

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

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

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

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

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

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

It's a unique monument honoring a great character who inspired a generation of young women to be more and pursue their dreams.

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

A square-domed symbol of resilience in the heart of the old Jewish Ghetto.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.