Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

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

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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

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

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

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.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.