Places SemiruralYeti Wants to Go

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

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

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

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

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

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

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

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

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

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

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

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

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.