This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

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

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.

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

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

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

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

The collection includes seven one-of-a-kind automobiles, vintage fashion, and more.

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.

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

The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.

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

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.