In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

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

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

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

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

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 massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

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

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

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

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

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

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.

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

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

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

The collection includes seven one-of-a-kind automobiles, vintage fashion, and more.