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

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

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

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

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

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.