Visitor’s Guide
First time in Anchorage? Start here. Essential tips, suggested itineraries, transportation advice, and everything you need to know to plan your Alaska trip.
Charcoal drawing workshops in Anchorage: vine vs compressed charcoal, blending tools, kneaded eraser techniques, and portrait and landscape approaches.
Find the best Anchorage tattoo studios for Alaska-inspired ink — bear and aurora designs, native art considerations, and tips for visitors in 2026.
Your guide to halibut fishing near Anchorage in 2026 — Seward charters, Homer lodges, Cook Inlet, regulations, and charter tips.
Anchorage is Alaska's shopping hub — zero sales tax, downtown boutiques, outdoor gear, and summer markets. Best malls, shops, and Alaska souvenirs.
Alaskan Huskies are mixed working dogs; Siberian Huskies are an AKC breed. This guide covers their differences and where to meet sled dogs near Anchorage.
Learn wet felting in Anchorage — merino and Corriedale roving, soap and water technique, fiber layup, rolling and fulling, and beginner scarves and bowls.
Alaska Pollock powers the Filet-O-Fish, imitation crab, and fish sticks. This guide covers the world's most-caught fish and where to find it in Anchorage.
The Alaska State Fair in Palmer is one of Alaska’s biggest annual events — 12 days of giant vegetables, live music, reindeer sausage, carnival rides, and local traditions that mark the end of summer in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley.
The complete guide to hiking Chugach State Park in 2026 — Flattop Mountain, Powerline Trail, Rabbit Lake, and the best trails near Anchorage, Alaska.
Learn linocut in Anchorage — linoleum types, V-gouge and U-gouge carving tools, reduction multicolor printing, brayer inking, and editioning prints.