Banks -- A bank is rarely far away, and all grocery stores and gas stations also have ATMs. Downtown, Wells Fargo (tel. 907/263-2016) has a branch in the 5th Avenue Mall (5th Ave. and D St.), with a foreign exchange desk and wire transfer services.
Hospitals -- Alaska Regional Hospital is at 2801 DeBarr Rd. (tel. 907/276-1131; www.alaskaregional.com), and Providence Alaska Medical Center is at 3200 Providence Dr. (tel. 907/562-2211, www.providence.org).
Internet Access and Business Services -- Downtown, the UPS Store, at 645 G St., next to City Hall (tel. 907/276-7888), has computers with high-speed connections for $1 per 5 minutes, or $10 an hour, as well as other services.
Police -- The Anchorage Police Department has main offices at 4501 S. Bragaw Rd., south of Tudor Road; for a nonemergency call tel. 907/786-8500. For nonemergency police business outside the city, call the Alaska State Troopers, 5700 E. Tudor Rd. (tel. 907/269-5511).
Post Office -- Downtown, it's downstairs in the brown building at 4th Avenue and D Street.
Taxes -- There's no sales tax in Anchorage. The bed tax is 12%. Car rental taxes amount to over a third of the price between the state, local, and airport taxes and fees.
Anchorage Travel Experiences
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Climbing Denali
Denali - May 92 I decided to climb Mt. McKinley(Denali) with American Alpine Institute(AAI). It was our first expedition of any kind a... Continue reading »
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Last day at work at the State
4 July 2004 - Fourth of July in Juneau Alaska with pancake brekkie and parade and fireworks from the veranda of the SOB on the eve of the... Continue reading »
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Salmon, Moose and Bears, oh my….
Started out with a 4 mile hike on a beautiful sunny day to Russian River Falls. With a quick refresher on bear encounter etiquette – no S... 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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Fishing for King Crab
The rumors are true, Commercial fishing in Alaska is a COLD, exhilarating and deadly profession. Sitting inside a warm cab and driving ba... Continue reading »
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
- Alaska Native Heritage Center
- Flattop Trail Hike
- Club Millenium
- Darwin's Theory
- Bear Tooth Theater Pub
- Downtown Bicycle Rental
- Anchorage Museum of History & Art
- Z.J. Loussac Library-Main Branch
- Anchorage Fifth Avenue Mall
- Rosenberg Photography Gallery
