A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

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

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

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

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

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

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

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

Commemorating the lives of a renowned humorist and a famed aviator who died in a plane crash in northern Alaska.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

One of Alaska's most significant ancient sites, spanning millennia and cultures, is right under the feet of some famously fat bears.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

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

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

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

In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.