Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.