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Whitehorse, Yukon

The World's Largest Weathervane, a DC-3

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Added by yukoncornelius
Homer, Alaska

Salty Dawg Saloon

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

The Sourtoe Cocktail

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Dawson City, Yukon

Paddlewheel Graveyard

A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.
Added by mckennafamily
Whittier, Alaska

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Whittier, Alaska

Buckner Building

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
tennesseewalker Added by tennesseewalker
Valdez, Alaska

Valdez Museum & Historical Archive

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
North Pole, Alaska

Santa Claus House

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Fairbanks, Alaska

Lend-Lease Monument

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
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
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
Chicago, Illinois

Cosmic Ray Detectors

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Added by dpalmer01
Chicago, Illinois

Concrete Traffic

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Added by dpalmer01
Järva-Jaani, Estonia

Museum of Soviet Vehicles

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Gradius Added by Gradius
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Bolwoningen

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Danvers, Massachusetts

Rebecca Nurse Homestead and Graveyard

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.
Added by andymoff
Maple City, Michigan

The Rising Sun Shipwreck

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.
costumerkate Added by costumerkate
Danvers, Massachusetts

Salem Village Parsonage

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
mlg Added by mlg
Entebbe, Uganda

Aero Beach

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Dunfermline, Scotland

Saint Margaret's Cave

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Added by Bathynomus
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain

Castillo Torre Salvana

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
charliegardiner Added by charliegardiner