Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

A Community Cornerstone.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

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

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

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

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

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

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

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

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

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

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

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

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

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.