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

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

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

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

This little gem in the Gulf of Riga has a very rich heritage and distinct culture.

This atmospheric spot in Pärnu's historic old town is located in a 17th-century almshouse.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

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

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

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

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

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

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

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

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

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

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

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