The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

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

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

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

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.

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

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

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.