Fairbanks, Alaska
'Polaris'
The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.
Anchorage, Alaska
Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.
Anchorage, Alaska
A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.
Anchorage, Alaska
The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
Anchorage, Alaska
See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Des Moines, Iowa
Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.
Fremont, Ohio
After a battle with Congress, Webb C. Hayes installed the gates of the White House on the fence of his father's Presidential Library and Museum.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Marceline, Missouri
A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.
Hamilton, Missouri
Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Atchison, Kansas
The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.