A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

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

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.