Top Things to do in Alaska
Top Hotels in Alaska
- 1. Pike's Waterfront Lodge
- 2. The Hotel Captain Cook
- 3. Alyeska Resort
- 4. Hyatt Place Anchorage Midtown
- 5. The Lakefront Anchorage
- 6. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Anchorage Airport
- 7. Land's End Resort
- 8. Driftwood Inn & Homer Seaside Lodges
- 9. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fairbanks Airport
- 10. Best Western Grandma'S Feather Bed
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10 Visitor Centers in Alaska That You Shouldn't Miss
Alaska is divided into five regions: far north, interior, southwest, south central, and inside passage. Although it takes a long time to see the entire state, you can travel through the regions by boat, car, bus, or plane. Hike through the mountains, or venture out on a deep sea fishing or whale watching excursion. Get in touch with nature by camping in the wilderness, or experience your preferred degree of class and luxury in the beautiful, active cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Restaurants in Alaska
1. Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 23 reviews
Free visitors guides & maps plus, travel guides, fishing, lodging, dining and tour information. Looking for something to do in Homer or the entire Kenai Peninsula? This is the spot to plan your trip. We have hosts waiting to help you find the perfect adventure in Homer, Alaska.
Reviewed By purplemyrtles - Kent, United Kingdom
Whilst there are a lot of good visitor centres and plenty of good information brochures freely available across Alaska, this one was the best we used. Huge car park and large site, so very easy to look around and it also has seating areas and local information as well as the normal tourist information. The highlight for us though was the staff, so so friendly and helpful, even though we didn't have specific queries having not just arrived, a lady offered to sit us down and give us an overview of Homer her town which was really useful.
2. Arctic Interagency Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By jqnk0040
The Arctic Interagency Visitor Center has a lot of interesting information about the Brooks Range and is situated between Gates of the Arctic National Park and the wildlife refuges of the Arctic, Kanuti and Yukon Flats. There are always ranger programs at 8pm and sometimes film screenings about the wildlife, history or northern lights. The interpretive trails around the visitor center are worth a visit too! Also, best and cleanest flushing toilets on the highway, those are a major plus!!
3. Seldovia Visitor Center & Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By briand790 - Denver, United States
Great museum in an excellent location in Seldovia. The Visitor Center contains a very informative museum with the history of the local area. Nice artifacts are on exhibit and it is clean and very well maintained. There is a nice authentic souvenir shop in the center and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Definitely worth a visit if you are spending some time in Seldovia.
4. Alaska Public Land Information Centers
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 256 reviews
Learn about the parks, forests, and refuges in Alaska through interactive exhibits, Junior Ranger programs, scavenger hunts, as well as free movies and presentations in the theater. During the summer there are Park Ranger-led walking tours, visits from the zoo, and other special programming.
Reviewed By 907blaked - Tampa, United States
It is difficult to know from the outside that there are exhibits and a movie theater inside this building, unless you know it in advance. We had read about it on TripAdvisor, and so when we went inside the Log Cabin Visitor Center to ask about the Anchorage Center federal building across the street, they provided us information and gave us a schedule of the movies that were playing. To get inside the Anchorage Center, as many have said, you go through what is essentially airport security, meaning you cannot have any knives or weapons, including ulu knives. Once you’re through security, there is a nice area with some exhibits, very nice bathrooms, and then the movie theater that plays about seven movies throughout the day. Each movie is about 20 minutes and it’s very well done. Some of the movies are repeated at different times. We ended up seeing four different movies during our stay in Anchorage, and I enjoyed all of them. The best ones were the ones about Katmai and the grizzly bears, and the one about the 1964 earthquake. Definitely plan on spending an hour or two here if you want to see any of the movies.
5. Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 134 reviews
Offers exhibits of local history as well as film presentations.
Reviewed By NothingBetter21 - Santa Clarita, United States
Great stop during our Alaska Trip, offers great information about Alaska's heritage and historical past. Visting the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is a great way to learn not only about Alaska itself, but also Kenai as well. A tour guide Michael showed us around the houses that people lived in and explained to us what each one was used for and how it affected the history of Alaska and Kenai.
6. Valdez Convention & Visitors Bureau
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Where everything you ever dreamed of seeing and doing in Alaska are all in this one beautiful place!
7. Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7,002 reviews
Mendenhall Glacier is easily accessible via roads from the local airport, cruise ship terminal and state ferry terminal. Our facility and lands are managed by the federal government through the United States Forest Service. Federal passes are accepted and sold as well as daily passes. There is a visitor center with a theater showing a 15-minute film on Mendenhall Glacier, a bookstore operated by nonprofit organization Discovery Southeast, and exhibits on wildlife, history, and glacial and geological changes. Rangers provide talks at various indoor and outdoor sites in summer. Open hours in summer are daily 8am to 7:30pm. Due to wildlife and bears, no food is allowed outdoors from April-November. There is no beverage or food service available to prevent bears from becoming food-conditioned. Nearby Steep Creek is the spawning stream for wild sockeye salmon from late July through early September. Later in the fall, a run of coho salmon spawn in the creek. Porcupines can be seen foraging on leaves in deciduous trees. Beavers are visible early in the morning and in the evening. Learn about Alaska and the natural world around the glacier and lake. Enjoy a one-hour hike to 400-foot-tall Nugget Falls. Other trails lead to different habitats. In winter, the visitor center is open Friday-Sunday from 10am to 4pm and closed on federal holidays.
Reviewed By ArmaanSaigon - Sydney, Australia
While in Juneau, Alaska we visited the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Centre. This was the first time for me to see such a spectacular view up-close of a landlocked glacier. There are numerous walking tracks all in varying levels of difficulty and viewing areas. There is plenty of wildlife. The approximately 20km long river of ice definitely takes your breath away. After having spent four days working in the Tongass National Forest I especially enjoyed the short film back at the centre which explored the interplay in the whole natural ecosystem of the area and how the glaciers in the region are impacted. Needless to say, I now have a far greater appreciation and love for these incredible ice leviathans. Well worth seeing at least once in your life.
8. The Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
The Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center (FAPLIC) is an integral component of the community of Fairbanks which supports the appropriate use and enjoyment of Alaska's public lands and resources through "one-stop shopping" for public lands information, trip-planning assistance, and resource education. The interagency partnership embodied as FAPLIC encourages visitors and residents to seek meaningful, safe and enjoyable experiences on public lands and inspires to conserve and sustain the natural, cultural and historic resources of Alaska.
Reviewed By sailcox1 - Bellevue, United States
This is a nice stop right downtown to get a feel for what's available in the area and they have nice displays to give a good overview of the history of the area. There are park rangers who have knowledge of all the parks and recreation areas in the region as well. A nice stop to learn about he area and fill in the gaps in your trip.
9. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 360 reviews
Visitors can return to the days of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 by touring 15 restored buildings within the historic district.
Reviewed By WaysideTraveler
The 25 min. movie shown on the top of the hour gives a good history of the Klondike Gold Rush. The free ranger tours are first come, first served with a ticket for the tour, so make this your first stop in Skagway.
10. Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 607 reviews
The Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center is a partnership between the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve. Built in 2003 as a resource for the community and visitors to Homer, Alaska, the building houses interpretive and interactive exhibits and displays describing the important work and research of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve.Located at 95 Sterling Highway, there are opportunities to enjoy the exhibit hall, informative videos, regular educational programming, and Ranger/Naturalist-led walks and presentations.The Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center is your window to the largest seabird refuge in the world, with all of the natural wonders of Kachemak Bay right outside its doors!
Reviewed By lanalanimaui
There are so many and varied displays, short films, guided nature tours, and best of all: wild nesting sandhill cranes! I can't believe they offer all of this without any entrance fee whatsoever. This place rocks. Don't miss it.
