~ Where to go in Alaska ~

Alaska has a total of 586,000 square miles so, because of the immense size and diversity, you'll want to focus on specific areas and activities that are of special interest to you.

Here are a few common destinations for Alaska travelers, but remember this is just a list of the places most frequently visited. A good travel agent who lives here and has traveled throughout the state will undoubtly offer lots more suggestions. Most important of all - have a great time visiting Alaska!

Anchorage - Alaska's largest city, is a contemporary city with fine dining, top rated theater arts, shopping, and accommodations from rustic cabins to four-star hotels.

Barrow - prepare for a unique cultural experience and learn some the history of Barrow as you meet the Inupiat Eskimos, Alaska's oldest inhabitants. The sun does not set from May 10th to August 2nd so if you come in the summer so don't be surprised if your internal clock is a little confused.

Fairbanks - the frontier spirit is alive and well in Fairbanks. It's colorful history, colorful people, beautiful scenery, and great year round attractions combine to make this Alaska city one of a kind!

Denali National Park - Alaska's most visited National Park & home to the continent's highest mountain, Mount McKinley - 20,320'.

Girdwood - located 40 miles south of Anchorage on the Seward Highway and home to Alaska's largest ski resort where a 60-passenger aerial tramway will take you to the top of Mount Alyeska.

Juneau - the capital of Alaska and home to waterways, lush rain forests, high mountain lakes, glaciers plus all the cultural amenities that make this a great American city.

Kenai Fjords National Park - established in 1980 containing approximately 580,000 acres of the outer Kenai Peninsula coastline.

Ketchikan - you can get to Ketchikan by plane or boat and once there you'll be pleased you made the effort. This unique town appears to be built on the water and the sides, the steep sides, of mountains. Ketchikan is a place you'll definately want to experience. For more information visit KetchikanAlaska.com.

Palmer - located 42 miles northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the center of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley and originally established as a railway station on the Matanuska Branch of the Alaska Railroad in the early 1900s.

Sitka - situated on the west side of Mt. Edgecumbe, an extinct volcano. Sitka was the site of the transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States and the location of Alaska's first capital.

Seward - located 122 miles south of Anchorage & named for William H. Seward, the man responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Seward sits at the head of Resurrection Bay and is considered the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park.

Talkeetna - a community of 500 residents, located 120 miles north of Anchorage and 60 miles from Mt. McKinley. Talkeetna has become a staging area for expeditions climbing Mt. McKinley. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1993

Valdez - "Alaska's little Switzerland," & the terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Spectacular glacier and wildlife tours in Alaska's Prince William Sound begin in Valdez.

Wrangell - about 800 miles north of Seattle and 140 miles south of Juneau not far from the mouth of the Stikine River. Wrangell sits between the harbor and lush green forest on the side of the mountain.

Whittier - located on the most northern edge of the Gulf of Alaska with 2,700 miles of coastline, bordered by 4.4 million acres of National Forest and three of North America's major ice fields.

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