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Skagway, Alaska

Skagway Centennial Statue

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
MarilynR Added by MarilynR
Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

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

Red Onion Saloon

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
MarilynR Added by MarilynR
Homer, Alaska

Miller Comb Museum

permanently closed
The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Valdez, Alaska

Valdez Museum & Historical Archive

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.
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Whittier, Alaska

Portage Ghost Town

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.
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Anchorage, Alaska

Earthquake Park

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
Added by colleencourtney c93b920e
Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Native Heritage Center

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.
Added by colleencourtney c93b920e
Anchorage, Alaska

Wolf Song of Alaska

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Tok, Alaska

Mukluk Land

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."
Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Fairbanks, Alaska

Chatanika Gold Dredge #3

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.
rbt45769 Added by rbt45769
Fairbanks, Alaska

Permafrost Tunnel

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
Added by skyecooley
Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks Community Museum

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Fairbanks, Alaska

Blue Babe

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

'Magic Bus' Replica

A copy of the famous bus used during the filming of 'Into the Wild' is on display at an Alaska brewery.
Added by joestefanelli
Chicken, Alaska

Chicken of Chicken, Alaska

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
Kael Knight Added by Kael Knight
Bentonia, Mississippi

Blue Front Cafe

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Yellville, Arkansas

Rush Ghost Town

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.
scoobysleuth Added by scoobysleuth
Ellington, Missouri

Blue Spring

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
Centerville, Tennessee

Minnie Pearl Chicken Wire Statue

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.
magicguy Added by magicguy
Tuscumbia, Alabama

Helen Keller's Water Pump

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.
Josh Belcher Added by Josh Belcher
Lexington, Mississippi

Grave of the Lady in Red

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson