Iditarod

Iditarod was the site of a 1908 gold rush on the Iditarod River, but it was later abandoned. The town site and river lie on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, which is an old, 3,781 km (2,350 miles) long gold-seekers' route from Seward to Nome. Iditarod is also on the route of the Iditarod Race, an annual dogsled competition that runs 1,868 km (1,160 miles) from Anchorage to Nome. The race was first held in 1973 and commemorates a medical mission during a 1925 diphtheria epidemic. It is run in March and draws some 50 drivers and teams. It takes between 9 and 11 days to complete the course.

Iditarod is in the southwest of Alaska. Remember it's an abandoned place and there is nothing to do or see. Iditarod is 1360 km northwest from Juneau and 5560 km northwest from Washington D.C.