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1 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — "The Line"
On Cushman Street at 4th Avenue on Cushman Street.
2 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Alaska's Gold Rush Era
On Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 2), on the right when traveling south.
3 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — 83 — Gold Dredge No. 8Gold Stream Valley 1928 - 1959 — National Historic Mechancial Engineering Landmark —
Near Old Steese Highway.
4 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — James A. MapleP. E. Arctic Pipeline Pioneer — 1937 - 2001 —
On Steese Highway (Alaska Route 2), on the right when traveling north.
5 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Lacey Street Theater (1939)504 Second Avenue — (the corner of 2nd & Lacey St) —
On Second Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
6 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Pipeline Facts
On Steese Highway (State Highway 2), on the right when traveling north.
7 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Pipeline History
Near Steese Highway (at milepost 8.4), on the right when traveling north.
8 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Tanana Valley Gold
On Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 2), on the right when traveling south.
9 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — The Founding of Fairbanks
On 1st Avenue at Barnette Street on 1st Avenue.
10 Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Welcome to Coldfoot Camp
On Coldfoot Road.
11 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Alaska AirlinesSea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World
Near Marine Way.
12 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — 3 — Alaska Juneau Mill
Near South Franklin Street, 0.5 miles north of Mr. Roberts Street.
13 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Alaskan Hotel and Bar
On South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north.
14 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Cape Decision
Near Marine Way.
15 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Gold MiningSea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World
Near Marine Way.
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16 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Hard Rock Miners
Near Marine Way near South Franklin Street, on the left when traveling west.
17 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Local AirlinesSea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World
Near Marine Way.
18 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Marine HighwaySea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World
Near Marine Way.
19 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Passenger TrafficSea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World
Near Marine Way.
20 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — The Alaska-Juneau Mine
Near Admiral Way at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
21 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — The MacKinnon Apartments
On 3rd Street at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.
22 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Waterfront CommerceSea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World
Near Marine Way.
23 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Twin Lakes — Pelton wheels
24 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — 20 Creek StreetCirca 1920
Near Creek Street (Alaska Route 7) north of Stedman Street.
25 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — 'Cat' Houses & Sporting Women
Near Creek Street at Totem Way.
26 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Creek Street‘Cat’houses & Sporting Women
On Creek Street at Stedman Street (Alaska Route 7) on Creek Street.
27 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Diaz CaféCirca 1921 — In the heart of Ketchikan's Filipino community —
On Stedman Street north of Thomas Street, on the right when traveling north.
28 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Dolly's HouseCirca 1905
Near Creek Street (Alaska Route 7) north of Stedman Street, on the right when traveling north.
29 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — In Defiance of the Dry Squad
Near Creek Street at Totem Way.
30 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — June's CaféCirca 1903 — The best chili in town —
On Creek Street at Stedman Street, on the right when traveling north on Creek Street.
31 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Keeping the Catch!
On Front Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
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32 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Ketchikan Shingle Mill1904-1918 — Men worked on the Creek too … for a while! —
Near Creek Street.
33 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — New York Hotel & CaféCirca 1924 — A family twice removed —
On Stedman Street south of Creek Street, on the right when traveling north.
34 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Ohashi's1907 — A little of everything … for over 100 years —
On Stedman Street south of Creek Street, on the left when traveling south.
35 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — South Front StreetKetchikan Grows Up Downtown
On Front Street at Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
36 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Spirit & SparksKetchikan on the Fourth
On Front Street at Spruce Mill Way, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
37 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Star HouseCirca 1902 — Bootlegged booze, loose women, hot music and rowdy customers —
Near Creek Street.
38 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Star-crossed Square RiggersMajestic Tall Ships of the Great Star Fleet
On Front Street at Mission Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
39 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Stedman-Thomas Historic DistrictThe other downtown
On Stedman Street south of Creek Street, on the left when traveling south.
40 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Tatsuda's GroceryCirca 1916 — Ketchikan's longest running family business, almost a century old. —
On Stedman Street at Thomas Street, on the right when traveling north on Stedman Street.
41 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — The Gilmore Hotel
On Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
42 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — The Lost FrontierWorld War II uprooted Japanese-Alaskans
On Stedman Street south of Creek Street, on the left when traveling south.
43 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Tongass Trading Company
On Front Street at Dock Street, on the right when traveling north on Front Street.
44 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Upon 'Thundering Wings'
On Front Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
45 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — When 'Steam was Queen'
On Front Street at Mission Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
46 Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — A Town for an Empire
47 Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Noow Tlein
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48 Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Staton's Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge228 Harbor Drive
On Harbor Drive at Maksoutoff Street, on the right when traveling east on Harbor Drive.
49 Alaska, Skagway — Bank of AlaskaSkagway, AK — Est. 1916 —
On 6th Avenue at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on 6th Avenue.
50 Alaska, Skagway — Jeff. Smith’s Parlor
On 2nd Avenue.
51 Alaska, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Big Delta — Gold Rush Crossroads
On Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 2 at milepost 175).
52 Alaska, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Chitina — Railway to Riches
On McCarthy Road (at milepost 29), on the left when traveling west.
 
 
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