This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

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

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

This secret garden has bloomed into London's most unique hub of urban creativity.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

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

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

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

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

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.