Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

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

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

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

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

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

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.