The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

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

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

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

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

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

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

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

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

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

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

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

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

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.

This Canadian city is actually two-in-one, even if they only respect the timezone of one side.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

It's 2 billion years old!

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.

This remote Moravian mission brought Christianity—as well as devastation—to the Inuit people.