A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

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

The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.

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

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

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

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

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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

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

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

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

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

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

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.

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

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

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

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

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

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.