Before you can experience the raw beauty of this breathtaking natural land bridge, you must make a hefty trip to one of ...

Almost exactly 25 years after the first person to ever swim the Bering Strait captured world headlines, a 44-year-old French man will attempt the same feat without any arms or legs.

Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867, ending Russia's presence in North America and ensuring American access to the Pacific northern rim.