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The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

These stunning arched rock formations might be familiar to Windows 10 users.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains

The mausoleum of New Zealand's controversial prime minister.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

A mysterious castle "in the clouds" has had many lives including a radar bunker, dog hotel, and conference center.

This great Pōhutukawa tree is believed to be the largest and oldest of its kind in the world.

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Commemorating the lives of a renowned humorist and a famed aviator who died in a plane crash in northern Alaska.

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

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.