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

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

The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.