Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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The scenic city of Anchorage is tucked between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet. It is Alaska's largest city (over 250,000), but is not large by USA standards. Anchorage is laced with bicycle trails and offers many quaint, charming, and interesting places to visit. It is also a good place to watch birds, wildlife, and the aurora borealis (northern lights).

Anchorage is a good home base for several days of sightseeing. There is no single concentrated tourist area. Public transportation is adequate for the QuaintPlaces in the city, but you will want to drive to the QuaintVillages, resorts, and natural attractions outside the city.

Location

South central Alaska
MapQuest map

In the city

Alaska Experience (Imax theater)
Alaska Native Heritage Center (downtown)
Alaska Wild Berry Products (midtown)

(Factory tours, chocolate waterfall)

Alaska Zoo
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

Log Cabin (downtown)

Anchorage Museum of History and Art (downtown)
Aviation Heritage Museum (near the airport)
Bed and breakfast inns

Mahogany Manor* www.MahoganyManor.com

(and others)

Bus tours (motor coach)

Gray Line and others

Cafes and restaurants

Comedy tours
Gourmet coffee

Hotels and vacation rentals in & near Anchorage

Advantage rate

Family Vacation Rentals

Theaters (downtown)
Trolley bus tours (city)
Walking Tour (downtown)
Wolfsong (downtown)
State Trooper Museum

South of Anchorage

Campgrounds and RV parks nearby

Check Woodall's guide

Girdwood (40 miles south)

Alaska's largest winter sports complex
Shops
Snow skiing (winter)
Tram ride up the mountain for view (summer)
Hiking, mountain bike rentals, lodge

Kenai Fjords National Park
National Scenic Byway
Portage Glacier (1 hour drive from Anchorage)
Scenic railroad (summer)
Seward (A QuaintVillage 125 miles south),
Whittier tunnel (world's longest above-ground tunnel)

(2.5 miles long, escorted, fee charged)

North of Anchorage

Campgrounds and RV parks nearby

Check Woodall's guide

Denali National Park

240 miles north. Open mid-May to mid-September.
(Click photo to enlarge)
Mount McKinley

Iditarod Race Headquarters
Independence Mine
Matsu Valley Visitors Center
Muskox Transportation Museum
Reindeer farm
Talkeetna (115 miles north, population

about 500, view of Mt. McKinley, staging area for climbers, museums, thought to be the inspiration for the TV series "Northern Exposure")

Festivals

February: Fur Rondezvous

(Includes a snow sculpture competition)

March: Iditarod sled race

(starts downtown and goes to Nome, March)

August: Alaska State Fair

(and others)

Recommended stay

3-6 days

Tourist information

Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

www.Anchorage.net 800-478-1255

Grayline of Alaska (bus tours)

www.GraylineAlaska.com

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