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educatorclaire

Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Places visited in Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Places visited in Clark County, Nevada

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Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

The Upside-Down Forest of Glacier Gardens

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Added by renakaba

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Denali

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

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Fairbanks, Alaska

Permafrost Tunnel

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Added by skyecooley

Fairbanks, Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

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

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Valdez Museum & Historical Archive

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Saint Michael's Cathedral

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

Hammer Museum

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

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Skagway, Alaska

White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad

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

audreykate

Added by audreykate

Fairbanks, Alaska

Blue Babe

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

FridaBird

Added by FridaBird

Barrow Whale Bone Arch

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Mendenhall Glacier

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

Chitina, Alaska

Kennicott Ghost Town

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

varvara shishok

Added by varvara shishok

Talkeetna, Alaska

Dr. Seuss House aka The Goose Creek Tower

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Dothan, Alabama

Peanuts on Parade

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Mom0ja

Added by Mom0ja

Carrollton, Alabama

Henry Wells' Lightning Portrait

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Florence, Alabama

Frank Lloyd Wright-Rosenbaum House

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

Added by vonelliott

Tuskegee, Alabama

The Oaks

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

Mom0ja

Added by Mom0ja

Montgomery, Alabama

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Gregory T Janetka

Added by Gregory T Janetka

Phil Campbell, Alabama

Dismals Canyon

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

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The Drive-Thru Museum

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Mom0ja

Added by Mom0ja

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Little Beaver Town

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

Eirik Gumeny

Added by Eirik Gumeny