Igloo City

Cantwell, AK | 321 Miles

“Go big or go home” might have been one man’s motivation for building a massive igloo beside a lonely stretch of Alaskan highway. The three-story structure, with its urethane-coated, plywood exterior was built in the 1970s by a man named Leon Smith, whose dream was to create a hotel and resort called Igloo City.

Unfortunately, the ill-conceived igloo failed to meet building codes and never opened for business, as Smith had run out of funds to bring it up to standard. Since then, the building has passed through a succession of owners and developers as it sat vacant and deteriorating. Recently, a new lessee unveiled plans to open a distillery there, hoping to break the curse of the ignoble igloo.

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Originally published in 2024.

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