A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

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

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

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

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

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

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.

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

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

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

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

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.

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

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

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.