Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Haines, Alaska
A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Wasilla, Alaska
Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Tok, Alaska
This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."
Anchorage, Alaska
Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.
King Salmon, Alaska
Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Palmer, Alaska
An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.
Ketchikan, Alaska
This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
North Pole, Alaska
A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Fairbanks, Alaska
One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Amado, Arizona
This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Jerome, Arizona
On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.