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

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

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

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

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

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

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

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

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

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

The World's Largest Bull.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.