Must-see attractions in Anchorage

  • Anchorage Museum

    Anchorage Museum

    Anchorage

    This world-class facility is Anchorage’s cultural jewel. The West Wing, a four-story, shimmering, mirrored facade, adds 80,000 sq ft to what was already…

  • Tlingit People & Whale Bones

    Alaska Native Heritage Center

    Anchorage

    If you can't travel to the Bush region to experience Native Alaska culture firsthand, visit this 26-acre center and see how humans survived – and thrived …

  • A young bull moose foraging for food in a pond near the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Kincaid Park during spring.

    Kincaid Park

    Anchorage

    At the western ‘nose’ of the peninsula and southern terminus of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is this beloved 1400-acre park populated by…

  • Alaska Zoo

    Anchorage

    The unique wildlife of the Arctic is on display at this zoo, the only one in North America that specializes in northern animals, including snow leopards,…

  • Oscar Anderson House in Anchorage.

    Oscar Anderson House

    Anchorage

    Housed in the city’s oldest wooden-framed home, this little museum overlooks the delightful Elderberry Park. Anderson was the 18th American settler to set…

  • Far North Bicentennial Park

    Anchorage

    Comprising 4000 acres of forest and muskeg in east central Anchorage, this park features 20 miles of trails. In the center of the park is the Bureau of…

  • Imaginarium Discovery Center

    Anchorage

    Inside the Anchorage Museum, this award-winning center features creative, hands-on Alaska-themed exhibits that include live marine animals in a touch tank…

  • Ship Creek

    Ship Creek Viewing Platform

    Anchorage

    From mid- to late summer, king, coho and pink salmon spawn up Ship Creek, the historical site of Tanaina Indian fish camps. At the overlook you can cheer…

  • Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum

    Anchorage

    On the south shore of Lake Hood (the world’s busiest floatplane lake), this museum is a tribute to Alaska’s colorful Bush pilots and their faithful planes…

  • University of Alaska Anchorage

    Anchorage

    UA-Anchorage is the largest college campus in Alaska. The Campus Center is home to a small art gallery and the bookstore, which has a good selection of…

  • Alaska Heritage Museum

    Anchorage

    Inside the midtown Wells Fargo bank, this museum is home to the largest private collection of Alaska Native artifacts in the state and includes costumes,…

  • Delaney Park

    Anchorage

    Known locally as the Delaney Park Strip, this narrow slice of well-tended grass stretches from A to P Sts between W 9th and W 10th Aves; there’s an…

  • Earthquake Park

    Anchorage

    For decades after the 1964 earthquake, this park remained a barren moonscape revealing the tectonic power that destroyed nearby Turnagain Heights. Today…

  • Alaska Botanical Garden

    Anchorage

    The garden is a colorful showcase for native species, where gentle paths lead you through groomed herb, rock and perennial gardens in a wooded setting…

  • Russian Jack Springs Park

    Anchorage

    Named after the original homesteader of the site, this 300-acre park is south of Glenn Hwy on Boniface Pkwy. The park has tennis courts, hiking and…

  • Alaska Native Medical Center

    Anchorage

    This hospital has a fantastic collection of Alaska Native art and artifacts: take the elevator to the top floor and wind down the staircase past dolls,…

  • Rooftop

    Anchorage

    Anchorage's newest park sits on top of a parking garage downtown, but don't let its urban setting dissuade you from visiting. There's a synthetic ice rink…

  • Frontierland Park

    Anchorage

    Frontierland Park is a local favorite and close to downtown.

  • Resolution Park

    Anchorage

    At the west end of 3rd Ave, this small park is home to the Captain Cook Monument, built to mark the 200th anniversary of the English captain’s ‘discovery’…

  • Goose Lake

    Anchorage

    You’ll stop complaining about global warming once you experience an 85°F (29°C) Anchorage afternoon at Goose Lake. Just off Northern Lights Blvd, this is…

  • Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouses

    Anchorage

    Inside Russian Jack Springs Park, this is a toasty oasis of tropical plants, exotic birds and and even a little fish pond.

  • Captain Cook Monument

    Anchorage

    A bronze statue of the famed explorer as he gazes out to namesake Cook Inlet.

  • Bear & Raven Adventure Theater

    Anchorage

    This mini-amusement park is a cheesy but easy downtown break from shopping. It offers two 'special effects' movies (think snow falling from the ceiling)…