Location: Anchorage
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Top 10 Historic Sites in Anchorage, Alaska (AK)
Set amid the coastal Chugach Mountains, Anchorage defies popular visions of polar ice caps and frozen tundra. It’s also warmer than you think (averaging 65 degrees in summer), making conditions ideal for sight-seeing or taking on uniquely Alaskan opportunities like arctic biking or touring the fjords of Prince William Sound. In the winter, you can ski, dogsled or do both simultaneously by "skijoring," which is cross-country skiing while being towed by a dog. Hey, it's no crazier a winter sport than the biathlon.
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1. Alaska Native Heritage Center
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4.5 based on 1,621 reviews
Alaskan native culture is presented through storytelling, dancing, craft-making and simulated, life-sized villages representing each of the five main indigenous groups.
Reviewed By IllinoisKate1
So much to see and learn at the Native Center. Reception desk will provide the schedule for the day. Admission $24.95 Adults. Straight ahead is the Gathering Place where you can watch Native Dance and Game demonstrations.Very entertaining and learned about each of the 5 culture groups in Alaska. Be sure to take the guided tour through the different villages on site and learn about their cultures. Guided village site tours are at 10:15, 12:15, 2:00 and 3:30. Theater offers introductory film. Heritage Nanvaq Café on site has breakfast and lunch items. This was one of our most memorable attractions in Alaska. Heritage Center, Wild life conservation, Railroad and flying to Denali were all worth the time and cost. Thank you!
2. Oscar Anderson House Museum
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
A house museum that once belonged to a Swedish butcher.
Reviewed By S7496GYtracyb
We stopped in during our walking historic tour. Debated if we wanted to do the tour but were really glad we did. Our guide was informative and personable. Enjoyed learned about early settlers to Anchorage and how they lived. Was a new take on what we had learned about the beginning of the cities. Highly recommend it.
3. Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
4. Indian Valley Mine, National Historic Site
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4.5 based on 79 reviews
The main cabin, which contains the gift shop, and the assay building at Indian Valley Mine has some of the oldest structures built on the Turnagain Arm, and are listed as a National Historic Site. Indian Valley Mine offers visitors the opportunity to learn gold panning and browse through two historic cabins built in the early 1900's a small museum and gift shop, or simply sit back on one of our benches and take in the panoramic view of the Turnagain Arm.
Reviewed By pbossard
Excellent time looking around gift shop and stories told by Arlene and Roger are terrific. Also stayed at the Turnagain View Lodge which they run.
5. Earthquake Park
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4.0 based on 507 reviews
A designated area of Anchorage which shows the destruction caused by the 1964 earthquake.
Reviewed By DanMarCo - Killen, United States
We almost didn’t stop here because we didn’t think there would be much to see. We couldn’t have been more wrong! It’s a short, level, paved path to the actual park from the parking lot where there are 4-5 signs telling the story of the earthquake with beautiful water views. There is a second area to visit that is amazing. As you come out of the park turn left and go down the hill. A short walk down the paved path leads to a walk on the right in the woods where you can see up close what really happened to the land as it slid. But beware...this part of the walk is NOT paved or level. It is muddy, up & down, with many exposed roots, & 4-5 wooden bridges. Wear sturdy shoes. After you finish that walk (15 min), continue a hundred yards or so on down the paved path to a point on the shore with benches where you can sit & look for beluga whales, watch jets land or look at downtown. So don’t just go to the park, go down the hill, there is so much more to see & do!
6. Pioneer School House
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
7. Eklutna Village Historic Park
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4.0 based on 99 reviews
This old Russian Orthodox village houses a unique cemetery, in which each grave is surrounded by a small, decorative burial house. One of the region's oldest buildings, a church built of logs, was constructed before 1870.
Reviewed By uri123 - Eilat, Israel
The cemetery with small colorful houses and the old Russian Church turned out to be one of the most memorable places we visited in Alaska.
8. Potter Section House
9. Historic City Hall
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3.5 based on 13 reviews
10. 4th Avenue Marketplace
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2.5 based on 7 reviews
Located in Historic Downtown Anchorage, the 4th Avenue Marketplace has something for everyone!
