The Great State of Alaska
Alaska is the farthest point in the northwest of the United States. It is also the largest state in size and has been nicknamed "the last frontier". Juneau is the capital of Alaska, while Anchorage is its largest city.
One of the most popular ways of visiting Alaska is by cruise ship. Alaska’s coastline is known to have some of the most beautiful scenic waterways; with views of wildlife along the marine highways and stopping at charming frontier ports. It is nature at its best.
Another means to see Alaska is by train, specifically the Alaska Railroad. One can admire the magnificent mountains, lakes and wildlife all from the comfort of a glass train compartment. It travels through several cities including Denali National Park with a view of Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America.
Another place of interest in Alaska is Glacier Bay National Park. Most of the park is a wilderness area and there are no roads leading to it. However, the park is accessible by air and is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year who arrive by cruise ship. The glaciers make a magnificent show of snow and iceberg formations.
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Alaska Attractions
1 Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
- AnchorageThe Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum is a museum that is situated in Anchorage, Alaska. Its mission is to preserve, display, and honor Alaska's aviation heritage, by preserving and displaying historic aircraft, artifacts, and memorabilia, and to foster public interest in aviation and its history. The museum has several aircraft on display, a restoration hangar, flight simulators, two theatres, and a Hall of Fame.
2 Alaska Botanical Garden
- AnchorageThe Alaska Botanical Garden is a 110 acre botanical garden located at 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, Alaska in the US. The garden opened in 1993, is open year-round, and charges admission.
3 Alaska Native Heritage Center
- AnchorageThe Alaska Native Heritage Center is an educational and cultural institution for all Alaskans, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The center opened in 1999, and has become Alaska's premier interactive cultural destination. The Alaska Native Heritage Center shares the rich heritage of Alaska's 11 major cultural groups. Visitors experience Alaska Native culture first-hand through engaging storytelling, authentic Native song and dance, artist demonstrations, Native Games demonstrations and more.
4 Alaska Sealife Center
- Resurrection BayThe Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska’s only public aquarium and ocean wildlife rescue center, is that can be found on the shores of Resurrection Bay in Seward in the U.S. state of Alaska. Open since May 1998, it is dedicated to understanding and maintaining the integrity of the marine ecosystem of Alaska through research, rehabilitation, conservation, and public education. It is the only facility in the world specifically dedicated to studying the northern marine environment and the only one designed at the outset to combine research with public education and visitor components.
5 Alaska State Troopers Museum
- AnchorageThe Division of Alaska State Troopers is the state police agency of Alaska. It is a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety(DPS). The Alaska State Troopers are a full service law enforcement agency and handle both traffic and criminal law enforcement. The Alaska State Troopers are also involved in apprehending fugitives as part of the Alaska Fugitive Task Force, an inter-agency collaborative of Alaska police departments that cooperates with police agencies throughout the United States and less commonly with Interpol in apprehending wanted men and women.
6 Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
- AnchorageThe Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a conservation center dedicated to preserving Alaska's wildlife. The center is located on 170 acres at the southern edge of Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley in the Municipality of Anchorage.
7 Alaska Zoo
- AnchorageThe Alaska Zoo is a zoo in Anchorage, Alaska located on 25 acres of the Anchorage Hillside. It is a popular attraction in Alaska, with nearly 200,000 visitors per year.
8 Alyeska
- GirdwoodAlyeska Resort is a ski resort that is located in Girdwood, Alaska, about 27 miles (44 km) from the city of Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the Chugach mountain range. It is the biggest ski mountain in the state of Alaska. The Alyeska Ski Corporation was founded in 1954, and the first chair lift and day lodge were opened in 1959. The Roundhouse ski lodge and ski patrol station at the top of the mountain began construction in 1960, and is still standing today.
9 Anchorage Golf Course
- AnchorageThe Anchorage Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Anchorage County Alaska. Built in 1987, this Anchorage course designed by Bill Newcomb is open may 15 oct 1. Tee times are accepted up to 3 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 907-522-3363. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: 3651 O'Malley Rd, Anchorage, AK 99516
10 Anchorage Museum
- AnchorageThe Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is a museum that is situated in downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. Beginning as a public-private partnership to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Alaska purchase, it opened in 1968 with an exhibition of 60 borrowed Alaska paintings and a collection of 2,500 historic and ethnographic objects loaned from the local historical society, and the museum has been enlarged several times since.
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Alaska
Published June 9, 2011
The Ididaride dog sled tour is an exhilarating and great way to learn about sled dogs in Alaska first hand.
Published October 13, 2010
Anchorage is filled with museums and sightseeing spots, and we took in as many as possible. Anchorage manages to strike a perfect balance between big city and small town.
Published October 13, 2010
Seward is much more than simply a cruise port. What we found was a warm and welcoming population, an amazing amount of history and a picturesque fishing village.
Published September 27, 2010
Our Celebrity Cruise stopped in Skagway, which lived and died by the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. Located at the foot of the punishing White Pass, it served as a rest stop for gold prospectors on their way north to the Yukon gold fields.
Published September 27, 2010
Having cruised several times before, we have learned that booking tours through the cruise ship is almost always a waste of money. Cruise ships contract with outside vendors to provide tour services, and the ships charge a high markup for the convenience.
Published September 27, 2010
There is a cruise style to fit virtually every budget and personality, and I think the Alaskan Millennium Celebrity Cruise fit ours. The Millennium is a mega-ship, holding 1,950 passengers compared to Regent Seven Seas’ 500 passengers.
Published September 27, 2010
Celebrity Cruises was having a massive sale on their Alaska itineraries but for the best prices, we would need to leave in June. It took all of five minutes of discussion to realize that this was the opportunity of a lifetime.
Published September 7, 2010
Extraordinary Alaskan cruise from Seward to Vancouver on the luxurious Regent Seven Seas with rainforests in Sitka, glaciers, the Aleutian Islands and tours throughout the Inside Passage.
