visitors-guide
Anchorage is a surprisingly strong base for remote workers — reliable internet, great coffee shops, genuine co-working infrastructure, and mountains you can hike before a 9am call.
Master aurora photography in Alaska: ISO and shutter settings, wide-angle lenses, Kp index forecasting, and the best dark sky locations near Anchorage.
Skagway was the gateway to the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush — and it still looks the part. Here's your 2026 guide to the White Pass & Yukon Route railway, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the Chilkoot Trail, Dyea ghost town, and how to reach it all from Anchorage.
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.
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is one of the most important cultural institutions in the state — and one of the most undervisited by people passing through Anchorage. Here's how to make the most of a visit.
Ship Creek runs through the heart of downtown Anchorage — and king and silver salmon run through it every summer, steps from city hotels. This guide covers urban salmon fishing at Ship Creek, the Alaska Railroad depot, the Rail Yards Market, Earthquake Park, and everything else that makes Anchorage's industrial waterfront worth exploring.
Anchorage is the best place in Alaska to shop for authentic Native art, local food products, and handmade goods — if you know where to look and what to avoid.
Polar bears, 65 days of Arctic darkness, 82 days of midnight sun, and Iñupiat culture — a practical guide to visiting Utqiagvik, Alaska's northernmost city.
Anchorage is Alaska's most LGBTQ+-welcoming city, with strong legal protections, a thriving Pride scene, and a community that's genuinely open. Here's everything you need to plan your 2026 visit.
See 4,000 bald eagles on the Chilkat River in winter, hike above Lynn Canal fjord, and discover Southeast Alaska's most authentic road-connected town.