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

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

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.