Igloo City: The Sad History of Alaska’s Bizarre Abandoned “Igloo Hotel”

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Sitting alone near the edge of Denali National Park, is one of Alaska’s strangest buildings. "Igloo City", "Igloo Lodge" or just "The Igloo" it has sat unused and unfinished for decades by the side of a highway, drawing in curious travellers to marvel at it’s unique design and massive scale.

On a recent trip to Alaska, I went inside the old igloo to find out the story of this strange, abandoned lodge.

A history of the lodge I references in the video: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/11/12/curious-alaska-the-parks-highway-igloo-has-been-a-landmark-for-decades-will-it-ever-open/

An Article on the sale of the lodge: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/06/27/the-parks-highway-igloos-being-renovated-to-sell-booze/

One of the First Articles I ever read on the story ( viaVICE):

The Sad, Urine-Soaked History of Alaska’s Igloo Hotel

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00:00 – An Oddity on the Map
02:58 – Leon Smith’s Idea
04:30 – Layout of the ‘Igloo Lodge’
05:31 – Delays and Money Woes
07:00 – The Igloo Lodge Today
11:32 – Waffling on a Bit
14:42 – Might the Igloo Lodge Finally be Completed?