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The Golden North Hotel

Skagway, Alaska

The Golden North Hotel

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

Skagway Centennial statue with the train in the background.

Skagway, Alaska

Skagway Centennial Statue

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

The Drop

Vancouver, British Columbia

'The Drop'

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Digital Orca

Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

The bar at the Shameful Tiki Room.

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Shameful Tiki Room

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Maze

Vancouver, British Columbia

VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Japadog

Vancouver, British Columbia

Japadog

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden - Maple Hall Courtyard.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Close up of the FDR memorial near the National Archives in Washington, DC.

Washington, D.C.

First FDR Memorial

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

You'll never unsee it now.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls

Chicago, Illinois

World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Petrified Tree

Anaheim, California

Petrified Tree

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Darth Vader grotesque on the northwest tower of the Washington National Cathedral.

District of Columbia

Darth Vader Grotesque

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A detail of the chapel walls.

Chicago, Illinois

Hidden Egyptian Temple in Field Museum Break Room

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Wizard Quest

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Wizard Quest

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Bobblehead Hall of Fame

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Closeup of Man with Fish.

Chicago, Illinois

Man With Fish

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Hoppin John Risotto

Williamsburg, Virginia

Chowning’s Tavern

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Wall behind soldiers.

Washington, D.C.

The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The statue at the Smithsonian.

Washington, D.C.

Bare-Chested George Washington

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (ncindc/Flickr)

Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The American Geographical Society Library

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The American Geographical Society Library

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

The Domes.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mitchell Park Domes

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

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