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

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

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

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

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

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

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

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

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

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

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

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

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

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

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

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