The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

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

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

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

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

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

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

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

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

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

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.