The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

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

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

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

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

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

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

These conical kilns measure an impressive 30 feet in diameter, and were once used to produce charcoal for a local blast furnace.

The second largest maple syrup producer in the U.S. runs a high-tech operation.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A unique work of art that was created without permission.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.