Places kaitdoyle Wants to Go

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.

Two provinces and two territories touch borders deep in the middle of the wilderness.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.