You haven’t been? :-}
I have been to Barrow. Just to burn off some rewards I have for Alaska Airlines. I figured where can I go that no one ever goes. And sure enough. Barrow. It was just a bunch of rough burly guys flying in to work the oil. Can’t say there is much memorable except seeing whale bones.
AND... For you movie buffs “Twenty Days of Night” was filmed there and will give you an idea of the scenic beauty of the arctic.