Anchorage Travel

Anchorage Alaska is one travel destination that you should see.  Anchorage has four seasons.  Summer months of June, July and August are the warm and best months for Anchorage travel.

A. Tourist Attractions

Alaska Native Heritage Center – the center provides five permanent outdoor village exhibit featuring Anchorage tradition.  Inside the center, a short film about Native cultures is shown. Performances are also held daily such as singing, dancing and others.

Anchorage Museum of History and Art- this is located adjacent to the heritage center.  It houses more than 20,000 pieces of artifacts during the Archaic period.

Alaska Zoo- this is another great and famous attraction in Anchorage.  The zoo features a number of animals that inhabit Alaska such as the popular polar bear, Arctic fox, musk ox, bison, lynx and reindeer.

Alaska Wildlife Conservation – is another place that features wildlife.

Chugach National Park – this place is great for hiking.  You may come across some unexpected visitors at times though such as the wolves and bears.

Prince William Sound - This place allows you ample view of Alaskan fjords, glaciers and waterfalls. You can kayak, sail, or cruise through the water so you can get a good view of various wildlife such as seals and whales.
Other places to see during your Anchorage travel include:

Elmendorf State Hatchery, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, H20asis Water Park in the southeast of Anchorage

B. Things to Do

Anchorage travel offers a number of unique, enjoyable activities including Nordic Skiing, Alpine Skiing, sled dog tours and snowmobile.  Other outdoors activities that do not require snow include fishing, river rafting, canoeing, kayaking, sail boarding, sailing and other motorized water sports. You can also do camping. If sports is your thing, you can indulge in a play of baseball, basketball and hockey.

For the adventurous soul, you can glide up on the air with a float plane.  You can see the entirety of Anchorage and the glaciers with a plane ride.  Annual festivities and activities held in Anchorage include the following:

Annual Anchorage Folk Festival is held every January.

Ski for Women – is held every February.

The Great Alaska Shootout - an NCAA Division I tournament that features participants from various colleges and universities from all over US.

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race – this dog race begins at Anchorage. Guests can join the pre-race festivities and watch the dogs journey through across the frozen tundra.

Ice Carving competition – participants create the most original ice sculpture in front of a live audience.

Anchorage Fur Rendezvous festival is another activity that is unique to Alaska. It is held every February.

Sitka Summer Music Festival- is an annual music festival every September held at Alaska Pacific University campus.

Anchorage travel enables you to see the beautiful outdoors and enviable wildlife in their natural setting.  You can travel even with a tight budget because Anchorage offers a number of accommodations that will surely suit your budget.