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

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

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

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

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

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

11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.

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

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

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

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

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

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

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

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

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

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

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

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

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

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

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

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