Skagway, Alaska
The Golden North Hotel
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
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Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America.
Edmonton, Alberta
This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
This Canadian road's nickname stuck so hard the city had to keep it.
Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Tromsø, Norway
This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
Oslo, Norway
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Nashua, Montana
This record-setting hydraulic dam in the Montana badlands was one of FDR's most ambitious public works.
Anaconda, Montana
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!