The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

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

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

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

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.