visitors-guide

Anchorage has a creative scene that's bigger than most visitors expect — from Broadway touring shows and the Alaska Symphony to First Friday gallery walks and a thriving live music circuit.

September is one of Anchorage's best-kept secrets — the crowds are gone, the birch and aspen have turned gold across the Chugach, and you can still do most of what you came to Alaska for.

Anchorage is more kid-friendly than most families expect — here's how to plan a trip that works for toddlers, school-age kids, and teens alike, any time of year.

Anchorage is barely a century old as a city, but the land it sits on has a human history that runs thousands of years deeper — here's the story from beginning to now.