At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

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

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

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

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

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

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

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

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.

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

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

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

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

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

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

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

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

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

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

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