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

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

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

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

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

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