The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

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

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

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

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

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

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

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

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

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

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

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

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

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.