Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

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

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

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

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

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

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

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

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

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

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

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

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

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

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

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

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

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

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

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.