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.
Essential Juneau Alaska travel tips for 2026: no road access, Mendenhall Glacier, Glacier Bay, whale watching, bear safety, and when to visit.
Anchorage printmaking workshops cover linocut carving, inking, and edition printing — UAA art facilities and studios offer relief and screenprinting.
Discover the Mat-Su Valley on a day trip from Anchorage: Palmer's colony history, giant vegetables, the Iditarod HQ in Wasilla, and the Musk Ox Farm.
Everything you need for a Whittier day trip from Anchorage — glacier cruises, Prince William Sound wildlife, tunnel timing, and tour picks.
Hand-building and wheel-throwing pottery classes in Anchorage: pinch, coil, slab techniques, UAA ceramics, glazing and kiln firing in 2026.
Fairbanks in winter means the World Ice Art Championships, Yukon Quest sled dog race, aurora under the auroral oval, and -40°F culture. Plan your trip here.
Visit the Anchorage Saturday Market in 2026 — local food, handmade crafts, and Alaska specialties open May through September at Town Square Park downtown.
Explore block printing workshops in Anchorage — linoleum vs rubber blocks, carving tools, brayer inking, and registration for fabric and paper printing.
Anchorage offers authentic Alaska Native cultural experiences year-round: the Heritage Center, Smithsonian Arctic Studies collection, and Eklutna village.
Every spring, Alaskans statewide bet on the exact minute the Tanana River ice breaks up near Nenana — a tradition running since 1917, with jackpots exceeding $300,000. Here's how the Ice Classic works, how to enter, when to visit, and why it captures something essential about Alaska's relationship with winter.