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The Kenai Peninsula offers three distinct day trips from Anchorage — Seward, Homer, and the Kenai River — each within a half-day drive of the city.

Turnagain Arm bore tide is one of the world's largest tidal bores, 40 minutes from Anchorage. When to go, where to watch, and why the mudflats are deadly.

Alaska's premier wildlife facility on the Seward Highway, just 45 minutes from Anchorage. Brown bears, musk oxen, wolves, caribou, and more on 45 acres.

See bears, bison, musk ox, moose & wolves at Alaska's premier wildlife sanctuary — just 50 miles from Anchorage in scenic Portage Valley.

Drive Alaska's most iconic road: 127 miles of fjords, glaciers, and wildlife along the Seward Highway. Complete 2026 guide with every stop, timing tips, and what not to miss.

Portage Glacier is 50 miles south of Anchorage — take a boat cruise on the iceberg-filled lake, walk to Byron Glacier, and visit Begich Boggs Center.

8.5 miles through Chugach old-growth forest to a rope-pulled hand tram above a canyon gorge. One of the best Girdwood hikes near Anchorage.

Two and a half hours from Anchorage on the Seward Highway, Seward offers glacier cruises, the Alaska SeaLife Center, and fresh halibut at the harbor.

Forty miles south of Anchorage, Girdwood and Alyeska Resort deliver a full summer day of aerial tram rides, mountain biking, hiking, and great food.

Just 90 miles from Anchorage, Hope is Alaska's best-kept secret — a 160-person gold rush town with historic buildings, gold panning & trailheads.