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Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

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

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

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

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

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.