One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

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

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

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

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

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

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

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

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

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.