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Departing from Whittier, 60-miles south of Anchorage, this daily cruise (from May 1 - Sep 30) is a four-and-a-half hour trip that offers views of 26 glaciers. Along the way you may expect to view sea otters, seals, porpoises an... more
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Across the parking lot from Alaska Wild Berry Products and next door to the Sourdough Mining Company, is a large tent that holds nightly performances of side-splitting fun. Join Dusty Sourdough with his raccoon hat and fringed... more
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Owned by a native Alaskan who has more than 25 years of flying experience, you can find the flight of your dreams by choosing your destination. Whether you wish to see a glacier, Mt. McKinley, bear or other wildlife, go hunting... more
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Welcome to an airy, one room restaurant catering to the bagel lover in everyone. Breakfast is served until noon on weekdays and 3pm on weekends. The menu includes Belgian Waffles, a Bagel Cheese Canadian-Bacon Scramble, a Vegg... more
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This 110-acre garden includes native perennials, an enclosed herb garden and an outdoor rock garden. Created in 1991 by volunteers, the garden has become an educational resource as well as a stunning showcase of Alaskan plants... more
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A typical season for this local dance company exceeds 40 performances (in addition to the annual repertory)! This company collaborates with other art organizations such as the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, the Anchorage Concert... more
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Since 1981, this non-profit organization has been providing professional theatre to Alaska's youth. Offering field trip performances for 25,000 children each year, the group has produced The Jungle Book, The Velveteen Rabbit, A... more
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Since 1990, this museum's displays have educated the public on Alaska's rich natural history. All of the items collected by the museum have been donated or loaned by Alaska residents. Permanent exhibits include collections of A... more
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The Alaska Native Heritage Center is remarkable for its programs, life-sized village displays, craft-making workstations and friendly, knowledgeable Alaskan Native staff. This museum presents 11 distinct cultural groups of Al... more
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With 170 acres of beautiful natural forest, this university is quite scenic and contains three miles of campus trails. Begun in 1959, as the Alaska Methodist University, it is a private, liberal arts college whose philosophy i... more
Anchorage Travel Experiences
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Inside the Outside
Alaskans are a different breed of American.I witnessed this through two prime examples...When i got on that fated, fat plane from Aucklan... Continue reading »
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Retail therapy with a bit of board therapy
Well after a fantastic sleep (the beds don't get any better than at the Sheraton) we went out to pick up a few ski supplies at REI and t... Continue reading »
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back home again!
9 May - cold and rainy in SF and Seattle but sunny and 70 degrees in Juneau.....beautiful sunset for landing.\r\r10 May - Walk to... Continue reading »
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Arctic mail
And we thought that Anchorage was just a couple of hours northwest of Boston. The flight took longer than a flight to Europe...and beauti... Continue reading »
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Back to Anchorage
We drove back to Anchorage from Seward after driving to Exit Glacier. This is a glacier that you can hike to from the visitor cente... Continue reading »
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Popular Anchorage Hotels
- Holiday Inn Express Anchorage
- Homewood Suites Anchorage
- Marriott Anchorage Downtown
- Dimond Center Hotel
- Anchorage Grand Hotel
- Historic Anchorage Hotel
- Hampton Inn Anchorage
- Hotel Captain Cook
- Comfort Inn Ship Creek
- Sheraton Anchorage Hotel
Popular Anchorage Things to Do
- Potter's Marsh Bird Sanctuary
- Westchester Lagoon Overlook
- Chugach State Park
- Top of the World (Hilton Anchorage)
- Jens' Restaurant
- Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse
- Ship Creek Viewing Platform
- Flattop Trail Hike
- Anchorage Museum of History & Art
- Alaska Zoo
