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Alaska: More of Everything

• Alaska’s 570,373 square miles is one-fifth the size of the continental US and over twice the size of Texas.

• Of the nation’s 20 highest peaks, 17 are in Alaska. That includes the legendary Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,320 feet.

• Alaska has an estimated 100,000 glaciers, which cover almost five percent of the state. There are more active glaciers in Alaska than in the rest of the inhabited world.

• The largest known concentration of bald eagles, over 3,000, converges near Haines from October through January to feed on late-run salmon in the Chilkat River.

• Alaska has 3 million lakes, over 3,000 rivers and more coastline (47,300 miles) than the entire continental United States.

• Alaska has 15 National Parks, Preserves and Monuments, and 3.2 million acres of State Park lands.

• Lake Hood, located in Anchorage, is the world’s busiest floatplane base. It averages 800 takeoffs and landings on a peak summer day.




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Whether taking a cruise in Alaska or hitting the road, travel in Alaska offers endless options, from exploring its vibrant Native culture (its art, totem carving, dancing, music or museums) to enjoying Alaska's natural wonders and wildlife – the glaciers, the whales, the bald eagles, and the northern lights among them.

Among Alaska's icons are Glacier Bay's great whales; and in the vast waters that line Alaska's coast, an encounter with a whale is likely, if not downright predictable. Alaska's whale watching opportunities are the crowning jewel of many Alaska vacations. Depending on your travel plans, numerous whale watching tours are available.

The largest known concentration of bald eagles, over 3,000, converges near Haines in Southeast Alaska from October through January.

Among Alaska attractions are The Chilkoot Gold Rush Trail, Soldier's Summit on the Alaska Highway, the North Pole, dog mushing, and the Prince William Sound glaciers.

Alaska has an estimated 100,000 glaciers – with more active glaciers in Alaska than in the rest of the inhabited world. Alaska has 15 national parks, preserves and monuments, and 3.2 million acres of State Park lands.

Alaska counts the northern lights as a major attraction. Vacationers will book an hotel for one night simply to see the aurora borealis (northern lights) and many hotels have special northern lights packages.

The modern metropolis of Anchorage may be set in the heart of the Alaska wilderness, but, as Alaska's largest city, Anchorage offers a number of historical attractions including the Alaska Museum of Natural History and the Independence Mine State Historical Park, celebrating the importance of gold in the history of Alaska.

The capital of Alaska, Juneau, has some of the most spectacular wildlife viewing in the world. The viewing of whales, brown bear and eagles is just minutes away from Juneau. A variety of wildlife tours take visitors up close to black bear, Dall porpoise, sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, mountain goats and Sitka black tail deer. Located just 13 miles from downtown, the Mendenhall Glacier is one of Juneau's most popular attractions. The world’s largest concentration of brown bear lives on Admiralty Island, located just 10 minutes from Juneau.

As for the weather, there is a myth that summers in Alaska are always cool. In fact the interior region of Alaska enjoys warm summers, some cities occasionally getting up into the 90s. ALASKA HOTELS


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Anchorage Alaska's largest city, Anchorage offers a number of historical attractions including the Alaska Museum of Natural History, the Independence Mine State Historical Park, celebrating the importance of gold in the history of Alaska, and The Historic Iditarod/Crow Pass Trail. ANCHORAGE HOTELS



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Barrow is located at the tip of the Far North region, situated on the coast of the Arctic Ocean. A walking tour of the town includes a visit to the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station, built in 1893.
This is the oldest frame building in the Arctic. Also, visitors can see the Birnirk archaeological site, a group of 16 dwelling mounds representing the Birnirk culture (500-900 A.D.). Guests can witness the unique whaling culture of the Eskimos every spring when the annual bowhead whale hunt and festival gets underway.


Cruising in Alaska One of the world's most popular cruising destinations, Alaska constantly attracts the cruise lines and their cruise passengers to the many diverse ports of call.


Denali National Park & Preserve Denali's more than 6-million acres includes North America's highest mountain, Mount McKinley, many large glaciers, and a complete sub-arctic ecosystem. DENALI NATIONAL PARK HOTELS


Fairbanks A testament to the mining spirit of the gold fever of 1902. Fairbanks’ attractions feature the University of Alaska Museum of the North, with pioneer relics, Native artifacts, and displays of wildlife, the El Dorado Gold Mine, where visitors can take a narrow gauge train through a perma-frost tunnel, and Pioneer Park, an indoor facility with Pioneer and Goldrush exhibits. FAIRBANKS HOTELS


Glacier Bay This National Park & Preserve features some of the world's most impressive examples of tidewater glaciers.


Haines has a rich tradition of Tlingit culture. The area was originally named Deishu, meaning beginning of the trail. The local Native community of Klukwan is considered to be the mother village and the cradle of the Tlingit people. In Haines, visitors can experience Native heritage in many ways. Known as an artists' haven, there are numerous art galleries. There, visitors can find beautiful pieces of Native artwork, from intricately carved jewelry to limited edition prints, hand-carved masks and basketry. The Sheldon Museum has an impressive collection of Chilkat Blankets and is a wealth of informa- tion for those interested in the history of the local Chilkat and Chilkoot tribes. HAINES HOTELS


Juneau At the base of grand mountain peaks and at the pristine waterfront of the Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Alaska's capital city, offers the Alaska State Museum with Native art and artifacts, gold rush memorabilia, Russian relics and wildlife displays, and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Juneau is also rich in Tlingit culture, specifically art : totem poles, carvings, weaving, jewelry and demonstrations. Many of Juneau's public and private business and buildings are decorated with Tlingit art, and the local Native corporation owns and operates visitor attractions and activities in Juneau as well as Glacier Bay National Park and Glacier Bay Cruise line. At the Mt. Roberts Tram, also Native-owned, visitors can view the award winning film "Seeing Daylight," a celebra- tion of Tlingit culture and history. JUNEAU HOTELS

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Ketchikan A popular destination along Alaska's famed Inside Passage, Ketchikan is known as Alaska's Native Cultural Center and Sport Fishing Capital. Historical tours include the Creek Street tour which winds through the old boardwalk red-light district and Dolly’s House Museum, and boat tours of the city built on "stilts" to secluded bootlegger coves of Gold Rush days. KETCHIKAN HOTELS

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Kodiak Island, known primarily for its mammoth brown bears, boasts many cultural attractions in addition to housing one of the world’s most legendary mammals. The Baranov Museum, a warehouse built in the 1790s by Alexander Baranof to store furs, is the oldest remaining Russian structure in the state. Kodiak is also rich with Alaska Native culture. The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository reveal 8,000 years of Alutiiq history through artifacts and archeological digs. A new archaeological excavation gets underway every summer and volunteers are invited to participate. KODIAK HOTELS


Nome Surrounded by rolling hills of Arctic tundra, Nome is popular with gold panners on the beaches from June to August.


Prince William Sound Glaciers No trip to Alaska would be complete without glacier viewing. Some of the best access to glaciers is found in Prince William Sound, accessed either in Whittier, Valdez or Cordova. Board the state ferry or private day excursion boats in
any of these communities for up close and personal views of these magnificent rivers of ice.


Portage Glacier 50 miles south of Anchorage, attractions of this “hanging” glacier include the Begich-Boggs Visitor Center, which contains a number of exhibits.

Seward One of Alaska’s oldest and most scenic communities. The Resurrection Bay Historical Society/Museum features exhibits about Seward and its role in Alaska's gold rushes. SEWARD HOTELS


Sitka Considered Alaska's most beautiful seaside town, Sitka displays a past unique in its blend of Tlingit culture and Russian history. SITKA HOTELS

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Skagway One of the Inside Passage’s most popular towns, historic Skagway brings the Gold Rush era alive with Broadway, a street from yesteryear, and the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, a steep, narrow-gauge railroad following much the same route as the gold miners on their way to the Klondike Gold Rush.


Soldotna The Soldotna Visitor Information Center, located on the banks of the Kenai River where the world record King Salmon was caught, has a photo display of the Peninsula, a wildlife collection, maps and gift shop. Send for your FREE visitor information guide. SOLDOTNA HOTELS

Valdez An outdoor adventurer’s paradise, Valdez offers hiking, jogging, mountain biking, or cross-country skiing along and past gold mining trails at Mineral Creek Canyon, and rafting in Keystone Canyon. VALDEZ HOTELS


Wrangell Wrangell holds the distinction of being the only Alaskan city to have existed under four nations and three flags –the Stikine Tlingits, the Russians, Great Britain and the United States. The Wrangell Museum features cultural exhibits, such as the oldest known Tlingit housepost in Southeast Alaska, a rare spruce canoe and spruce root and cedar bark basket collections. Wrangell is best
known for its impressive collection of petroglyphs. The Alaska State Park at Petroglyph Beach features a newly constructed, fully accessible wooden boardwalk where guests can make rubbings from reproduced petroglyphs.


Photo courtesy Alaska Division of Tourism

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