Parkland, British Columbia
Kiskatinaw Bridge
The first curved wooden bridge in Canada was built as part of the Alaska-Canada Highway.
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Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Banff Wildlife Crossings
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Field, British Columbia
Yoho National Park
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Field, British Columbia
Spiral Tunnels at the Big Hill
In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.
Dawson City, Yukon
Dawson City Museum
A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.
Chicken, Alaska
Chicken of Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
Tok, Alaska
Mukluk Land
This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."
Whitehorse, Yukon
Log Skyscrapers of Whitehorse
When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.
Whitehorse, Yukon
The World's Largest Weathervane, a DC-3
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Anchorage, Alaska
Grandma Olga Statue
Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.
Anchorage, Alaska
The Seward Highway
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Homer, Alaska
Salty Dawg Saloon
Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.
Haines, Alaska
Hammer Museum
A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.
Alaska
Eldred Rock Lighthouse
The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.
Edmonton, Alberta
West Edmonton Mall
This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.
Ketchikan, Alaska
Potlatch Totem Park
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Hyder, Alaska
Hyder
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Juneau, Alaska
Aquilean Whale Tail Sculptures
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Juneau, Alaska
Last Chance Mining Museum
Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.
Juneau, Alaska
Treadwell Ruins
The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.
Juneau, Alaska
Patsy Ann Statue
Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska
Wizard of Oz Metal Statues
On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.
Juneau, Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Skagway, Alaska
The Slide Cemetery
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
