The 10 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Fairbanks, Alaska (AK)

December 25, 2021 Chanda Heide

Its far north location means Fairbanks gets the midnight sun in the summer and the northern lights during Aurora Season (August to April). These wonders define the city, along with winter activities, the gold rush past, Alaska Native heritage, a vibrant arts scene and “golden heart” hospitality. Enjoy dog mushing, panning for gold, floating the Chena River or visiting a museum. Add a nearby trip to a hot springs, Denali, the Arctic or the Interior. Fairbanks is the gateway to discovering Alaska.
Restaurants in Fairbanks

1. Just Short of Magic

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Just Short of Magic

We offer dog sled rides ranging from a half-hour to one-and-a-half hours. Tour the beautifully forested Alaskan winter trails on a dog sled or drive the team. Our Dog Mushing School offers customized dog mushing lessons. Sled rides or lessons can be combined with educational kennel tours. Learn about amazing canine athletes, mushing equipment, and what it means to be a musher.

2. Rod's Alaskan Guide Service

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Rod's Alaskan Guide Service

Rod's Alaskan Guide Service is a year round family owned and operated outdoor recreation guide service. In winter we offer snowmobile, dog sledding, aurora viewing, and ice fishing adventures. In summer we offer remote fishing trips.

3. Fairbanks Aurora Tours

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Fairbanks Aurora Tours

After you are picked up from your Fairbanks area hotel you will join a small group and travel by ground for up to two hours to the clearest spot free of light pollution in the interior for prime viewing of the Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights. Your guide will give you valuable information on how to take pictures and photograph the aurora! don't forget to bring appropriate gear for the trip.

4. Trail Breaker Kennel

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Trail Breaker Kennel

Family-owned and operated since 1976, Trail Breaker Kennel is one of the longest operating kennels in Alaska. The kennel was founded in Eureka, Alaska, by the late Susan Butcher, a four-time Iditarod champion, and David Monson, her husband, and Yukon Quest champion. Built on a reputation of exemplary dog care and hard work, Trail Breaker Kennel became the premier racing kennel in the world. Today, David, his two daughters, and dedicated staff members provide visitors from around the world a look at the lives of mushers and Alaskan huskies in Interior Alaska. For over 20 years, Trail Breaker Kennel has been a favorite stop on the Riverboat Discovery tour. In the summer, join our mushers and huskies on a Dog Sled Cart Ride, Mushing Demo & Kennel Tour, or Historic Kennel Tour. In the winter, hop in a sled during an exhilarating Dog Sled Ride, or build a custom tour experience with our help. Learn more and book your once-in-a-lifetime Alaskan adventure on our website!

5. Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

212 Wedgewood Dr Wedgewood Resort, Fairbanks, AK 99701-1728 +1 907-450-2100 [email protected] http://www.fountainheadmuseum.com/
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Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

WE ARE OPEN for visitors and are adhering to all CDC and state-guided mandates. As a precaution: • practice proper physical-distancing • use of face-coverings is required to visit the museum. *** About the Fountainhead Auto Museum: This unexpected gem at Wedgewood Resort features a remarkable collection of antique cars and historic fashions, plus entertaining displays on Alaska motoring history. The museum's automobile collection features over 100 American-made vehicles, including beautifully restored horseless carriages, nickel touring cars, rakish speedster, elegant classics, and early racecars. From rare marquees like Compound and Argonne to well-known names like Packard and Stutz, visitors will be amazed at the beauty, innovation, and history of these rolling masterpieces. All but a few of the automobiles are driven each summer, making this a true "living museum.

Reviewed By Ajmunoz

My husband and I visited and while we first thought it was a fairly small place we were very much surprised! We loved looking at the beautiful cars and as a bonus the fashion display was just as beautiful! We spent nearly three hours in the museum and the curator was there to answer any questions or further the knowledge on any of the cars! Would definitely recommend:)

6. Running Reindeer Ranch

1470 Ivans Aly, Fairbanks, AK 99709-6161 +1 907-455-4998 [email protected] http://www.runningreindeer.com
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Running Reindeer Ranch

By reservation, Running Reindeer Ranch offers guided walking natural history tours of the boreal forest with our reindeer friends. Get to know our reindeer in this 2.5 hour unique, immersive, educational tour. Enjoy a walk through the magical birch forest, observing reindeer games and learning the adaptations that make reindeer ideal for Arctic living. While visiting our family-owned farm, there is plenty of time for pictures and reindeer hugs. After the reindeer walk, we’ll head inside to learn a bit more about reindeer while enjoying homemade cookies and drinks. We operate in any weather, all year, so appropriate clothing is a must. Reservation Required, book a walk on our website! With Covid19 protocols we are very serious about health. We provide touch less options, sanitize before and after each visit, stay outside the entire tour and all persons must wear a mask while visiting our ranch.

Reviewed By davym608 - Aliso Viejo, United States

Truly enjoyed our time...family of reindeer loved by Jane, Doug, and Alex. Hard to decide best part: Walking with the fall leaves, petting the reindeer, learning all 11 of their names, or the yummy cookies at the end. A must see when in Fairbanks!

7. Paws for Adventure

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Paws for Adventure

Offering only the best in dogsledding adventure since 1998... Summer and Winter tours available. Join the Paws crew for your Experience-of-a-Lifetime! Join us this Fall (Sept.1 until the snow flies) for our Fall Dog Cart tour and let the crew take you on a Sleddog training run. This tour is a hands-on (your choice) introduction to mushing as well as a ride in our wheeled training cart (side-by-side ATV). AND , WE HAVE PUPPIES to snuggle! You may book this tour on our Paws for Adventure website or give a call with any questions and we'll be glad to talk with you. In Winter choose from a variety of tours with our professional mushers and their canine athletes: Short and Long Dogsled Rides, Mushing School and Multi-Day Adventures to Tolovana Roadhouse and other remote parts of Alaska - check this year's schedule for our latest offerings.

8. Alaskan Tails of the Trail with Mary Shields

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Alaskan Tails of the Trail with Mary Shields

I invite you to visit my home, when you come to Fairbanks. I can introduce to my big , friendly huskies, (incase you need a dog- fix while you're away from your own dog) and explain what it's like out on the winter trail camping at 30 ° below zero. I will compare the camping with the routine on the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest ( I was the first woman to complete the race back in 1974, the second running.) And I will share tales of the 1,200 mile dog sled journey in Siberia, the greatest adventure I've experienced so far. Of course you'll check out the garden and go in the cabin and have some home baked refreshments, (You may have seen the cabin on the Home & Garden show) I feel so lucky to live here and I love to share my life with travelers. Reservations are needed.Summer tour time :10-12:30. One tour a day.Small groups. If you are disappointed in my tour , i will return your payment with a smile ( so far, you would be the first one!)

9. Alaska-Wildlife-Guide - Day Tours

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Alaska-Wildlife-Guide - Day Tours

One and multiple day guided tours. Canoe-, Hiking-, Fishing trips; Tours to Denali, Artic Circle, Valdez, Chena Hot Springs, Angels Rock; Fairbanks City- and Highlight tours; Personal guided tours; ATV-trips; We are a family-ownend business and speak German and English; All year round service for singles, families or groups; On all of our tours we offer beverages, snacks or meals; High quality equipment.Do you want to celebrate your special event like Birthday, Honeymoon, Anniversary at Arctic Circle? Denali? .....Ask for our Specials! We provide you a unique and one of a kind adventure.

10. The Aurora Chasers

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The Aurora Chasers

Witnessing Alaska's Northern Lights is an incredible and often once-in-a-lifetime experience. Make the most of it. Come along on an unforgettable journey with Alaska's Northern Lights Specialists, The Aurora Chasers™ as we teach you all you need to know about Alaska's Northern Lights and capturing their majestic beauty in your own captivating images. Do more than take a tour, take a life changing journey with the folks that live, breath and sleep the Northern Lights and come home with the amazing keepsake images that you'll treasure for a lifetime. The Aurora Chasers are Fairbanks original and best Northern Lights Photography Workshop Tour. Don't be fooled by the generic imitation tours that have tried to duplicate our services. Make sure you book with the authentic originals to get the quality tour experience you deserve. Be sure to visit our website for all the details and we'll see you under the magical night skies of Alaska!

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