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
North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
North Pole, Alaska
A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.
Valdez, Alaska
Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Chitina, Alaska
At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.
Kettle Falls, Washington
An early 20th-century fruit warehouse home of an artistic and cultural renaissance in northeastern Washington.
St. George, Utah
Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.
St. George, Utah
The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Panaca, Nevada
Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.